Mahalia Jackson Quotes

Fight the good fight of faith, and God will give you spiritual mercies.

Whatsoever is good; the same is also approved of God.

It's easy to praise God in the good times, but what about when the storms of your flesh are a-brewin'? Not so easy then!

Let's use the opportunities before us to stand for Christ. If we will do, God himself will honor our efforts and America can be restored.

The Old Testament teaches us that if we humble ourselves and pray, God will hear from heaven and heal our land. And the New Testament assures us that the fervent prayers of righteous men can make a difference.

I follow my father's philosphy; 'Do what is good, do what is right, and God will take care of the rest.'

Darkness comes. In the middle of it, the future looks blank. The temptation to quit is huge. Don't. You are in good company... You will argue with yourself that there is no way forward. But with God, nothing is impossible. He has more ropes and ladders and tunnels out of pits than you can conceive. Wait. Pray without ceasing. Hope.

Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God's honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.

You cannot be this successful without having God on your side.

Faith is walking by faith, not by what you feel. You are not always going to feel that Jesus loves you or that God is good, but you know He is. It is the up and down of the journey.

It's not that we poor men are so powerful to be able to banish the devil. It's that God gives us the power.

If I am not, may God put me there; and if I am, may God so keep me.

Sometimes it's hard for us to believe, really believe, that God cares and wants good things for us and doesn't just want us to go off and give everything up and become missionaries in Burundi.

We should always look upon ourselves as God's servants, placed in God's world, to do his work; and accordingly labour faithfully for him; not with a design to grow rich and great, but to glorify God, and do all the good we possibly can.

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

Pray in faith.

I must ask the Lord to direct the Holy Spirit within me to drain the life out of sin and in prayer.

Please God, let me hit one. I'll tell everybody you did it.

My religion teaches me that whenever there is distress which one cannot remove, one must fast and pray.

When I was a kid and I'd be in trouble. I'd ask God to help me, and then once the fire was out, I wouldn't talk to Him anymore. When I got older, I began to find I needed some help spiritually, just to function.

Who says I am not under the special protection of God?

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.

We can never know for certain where our prayers are likely to go, nor from whom the answers will come. Just when we think we are at our nearest to God, we could be assisting the Devil.

I know no words of prayer - God help me because I can not help myself.

In closing, let me just thank God, on the floor of the House, for not turning away from us even though we seem to be turning away from Him.