Eric Metaxas Quotes

I always knew I had a relationship with God. But I wasn't sure God had a relationship with me.

My life's goal is not to write books; my life's goal is to know God better today. The neat thing about a goal like that is you can achieve it. Faith is constant; it's a relationship.

In the periods of my life when I've had least contact with the Church, I've always assumed a belief in God is a solid thing, but clearly it's a relationship; it has good days and bad days.

I have gone through a period of seeking to understand what or how strong or what are the connections I have to God.

I talk to God every day. He's very real for me.

Over the years, my relationship with God has changed my life for the better - it's grown me up, given me a sense of purpose, and grounded me in my identity.

I want to continue to strive towards deepening my relationship with God and finding peace in whatever trials or circumstances I may be given.

The gospel is not a way to get people to heaven; it is a way to get people to God.

My relationship with God has gotten so much stronger. He's always had his hand on me. He always guided me. I didn't always go where he wanted me to go. But He always had me. Now that I'm actually listening and being obedient, life is so much better.

I've received a lot of positive feedback from both the secular and Christian markets. People seem to be receiving it with open arms and hearts, and are interested in the stories I want to share about my relationship with God and my faith.

I was raised as a Christian but the transaction has to be made by yourself - you and God - at some point.

I have a dogmatic certainty: God is in every person's life. God is in everyone's life. Even if the life of a person has been a disaster, even if it is destroyed by vices, drugs or anything else - God is in this person's life. You can - you must - try to seek God in every human life.

It's the most exciting thing to watch God work when I've asked him about something, to listen to him and watch him work. It's like this friendship, and it just grows and grows and grows and grows.

The soul... may have many symbols with which it reaches toward God.

Over the years as I went through a lot more things, I've gotten closer and closer to God as far as praying a lot more, being into the Word.

As humans, we have the tendency to call on God only when we think that we're in dire straits as opposed to cultivating a real relationship with Him every day. And that's what my music tries to convey to all the listeners - try to cultivate it every day.

Wanting to feel good is synonymous with wanting to feel God.

Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you.

I can honestly say I am a Christian, but my spirituality has been developed on the road and is based on my experiences with God.

I began to live as if there were no one save God and me in the world.

Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.

One of the values of centering prayer is that you are not thinking about God during the time of centering prayer so you are giving God a chance to manifest. In centering prayer there are moments of peace that give the psyche a chance to realize that God may not be so bad after all. God has a chance to be himself for a change.

Religion can be one of the greatest impediments to finding God.

Do I believe in God? Yes I do. When you've had a life like mine, you have to.

People just overshoot trying to find God. They're going outside and trying everything. They don't realize that it's right inside themselves.