Quotes about Strength
I could no more pray the Our Father, I could no longer call myself a Christian, if I refuse to forgive. Humanly speaking, I cannot do it, but God will give us his strength!
- Philip Yancey
Self-sufficiency which first reared its head in the Garden of Eden, is the most fatal sin because it pulls us as if by a magnet that their lack of self-sufficiency is obvious to them every day. They must turn somewhere for strength, and sometimes they go through life relying on their natural gifts. But there's a chance, just a chance, that people who lack such natural advantages may cry out to God in their time of need.
- Philip Yancey
The presence of another caring person doubles the amount of pain a person can endure
- Philip Yancey
True health is the strength to live, the strength to suffer, and the strength to die.
- Philip Yancey
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Philip Yancey
No, the prayer is essential. I live on the prayers. They alone can strengthen me to fight despair and fatigue.
- Philip Yancey
True followers of God quietly humble themselves and rise again courageously.
- Philip Yancey
Even when everything seems out of control, God remains firmly in control.
- Philip Yancey
Our society arbitrarily defines health as the capacity for work and the capacity for enjoyment, but "true health is something quite different. True health is the strength to live, the strength to suffer, and the strength to die. Health is not a condition of my body; it is the power of my soul to cope with the varying condition of that body.
- Philip Yancey
What counts is the way a person reacts in the face of suffering.
- Philip Yancey
But those of us who follow his conducting through early movements will, with renewed strength, someday burst into song.
- Philip Yancey
A healthy family builds up the weakest members while not tearing down the strong.
- Philip Yancey