God Quote by Augustine of Hippo — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.”

“Obedience is the gift of God.”

“Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.”

“So the will's desire for death is not a desire for nonexistence, but a desire for peace. When someone wrongly believes that he will not exist, he desires by nature to be at peace; that is, he desire to exist in a higher degree.”

“Jesus says that faith itself is also the work of God.”

“Yet we must say something when those who say the most are saying nothing.”

“But, as I know that strength arising from obedience has a way of simplifying things which seem impossible, my will very gladly resolves to attempt this task although the prospect seems to cause my physical nature great distress; for the Lord has not given me strength enough to enable me to wrestle continually both with sickness and with occupations of many kinds without feeling a great physical strain. May He Who has helped me by doing other and more difficult things for me help also in this: in His mercy I put my trust.”

“Stick with God’s perfect plan because the moment you step out of that plan, you lose the opportunity to partake in a victory dance.”

“Remember, that choosing to stay on the ground is a choice to facilitate a relationship, to honor it. You don't play a game or color a picture with a child to show your superiority. Rather, you choose to limit yourself so as to facilitate and honor that relationship... It is not about winning and losing, but about love and respect.”

“How can we abstain from sexual immorality? Only God can give us the grace.”

“We imagine that our theological/conceptual systems are the means by which we know God as God is. I truly believe that such postures and perspectives put us in danger of conceptual idolatry, worshiping our ideas of and frameworks for God.”