John Flavel Quotes

In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.

God does not have problems. Only plans.

In the hour of my distress, When temptations me oppress, And when I my sins confess, Sweet Spirit, comfort me.

God's goal is not to get what you want; it is to get you what you need.

God's hand never slips. He never makes a mistake. His every move is for our own good and for our ultimate good.

When you feel your life's too hard, just go have a talk with God. Well, he's the only free psychiatrist that's known throughout the world.

God never takes away something from your life without replacing it with something better.

I think God rarely gives to one man, or one set of men, more than one great moral victory to win.

But it's God who gives us the ability to do things, even to gain wealth; and we must remember that what we do is only successful when we do it - His Way.

No matter how serious the trial, how deep the distress, how great the affliction, God will never desert us, He never has, and He never will.

No I'm not lucky, I'm blessed YES

God is in the manger, wealth in poverty, light in darkness, succor in abandonment. No evil can befall us; whatever men may do to us, they cannot but serve the God who is secretly revealed as love and rules the world and our lives.

Before you came into my life, I believed that God had abandoned me. Now I know that He has blessed me beyond measure. -sir Bannor-

You may not get what you want, but God always gives you what you need.

We have souls. And guardian angels. We are never alone. I feel so comforted knowing this.

The desire for guidance, love, and support prompts men to form the social or moral conception of God. This is the God of Providence, who protects, disposes, rewards, and punishes; the God who, according to the limits of the believer's outlook, loves and cherishes the life of the tribe or of the human race, or even of life itself; the comforter in sorrow and unsatisfied longing; he who preserves the souls of the dead. This is the social or moral conception of God.

We thank Thee, O Father of all, for... all the soul-help that sad souls understand.

Sometimes it is the destinations out of reach that create the circumstances God uses to remind that we are never out of his reach.

The very fact that God has placed a certain soul in our way is a sign that God wants us to do something for him or her. It is not chance; it has been planned by God. We are bound by conscience to help him or her.

How powerful prayer is! May we never lose the courage to say: Lord, give us your peace.

Failure is nothing but the kiss of Jesus.

In seasons of severe trial, the Christian has nothing on earth that he can trust to, and is therefore compelled to cast himself on God alone. When no human deliverance can avail, he must simply and entirely trust himself to the providence and care of God. Happy storm that wrecks a man on such a rock as this! O blessed hurricane that drives the soul to God--and God alone!

God comes at last when we think he is farthest off.

From it (the Rosary) the young will draw fresh energy with which to control the rebellious tendencies to evil and to preserve intact the stainless purity of the soul. Also in it, the old will again find repose, relief, and peace from their anxious cares. And to all those who suffer in any way, especially the dying, may it bring comfort and increase the hope of eternal happiness.

Nothing can be more consoling to the man of God, than the conviction that the Lord who made the world governs the world; and that every event, great and small, prosperous and adverse, is under the absolute disposal of Him who doth all things well, and who regulates all things for the good of his people.