Quotes about Relationship

It never cost a disciple anything to follow Jesus; to talk about cost when you are in love with anyone is an insult.

We look upon prayer simply as a means of getting things for ourselves, but the biblical purpose of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself.

The whole meaning of prayer is that we may know God.

We have to keep letting go, and slowly and surely the great full life of God will invade us in every part, and men will take knowledge of us that we have been with Jesus.

The most important aspect of Christianity is not the work we do, but the relationship we maintain

Discipleship is based not on devotion to abstract ideals, but on devotion to a person, the Lord Jesus Christ;

Are you seeking great things for yourself, instead of seeking to be a great person? God wants you to be in a much closer relationship with Himself than simply receiving His gifts—He wants you to get to know Him. Even some large thing we want is only incidental; it comes and it goes. But God never gives us anything incidental. There is nothing easier than getting into the right relationship with God, unless it is not God you seek, but only what He can give you.

Never let a hurried lifestyle disturb the relationship of abiding in Him.

No amount of enthusiasm will ever stand up to the strain that Jesus Christ will put upon His servant. Only one thing will bear the strain, and that is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ Himself—a relationship that has been examined, purified, and tested until only one purpose remains and I can truly say, "I am here for God to send me where He will." Everything else may become blurred, but this relationship with Jesus Christ must never be.

Resting in the Lord does not depend on external circumstances at all, but on your relationship to God Himself.

Why are we so terrified for God to speak to us? It is because we know that when God speaks we must either do what He asks or tell Him we will not obey.

May we learn to intercede so whole-heartedly that Jesus Christ will be abundantly satisfied with us as intercessors.