Quotes about Surrender
To accept grace is to admit failure, a step we are hesitant to take. We opt to impress God with how good we are rather than confessing how great he is.
— Max Lucado
Brokenness is the shattering of my self-will - the absolute surrender of my will to the will of God.
— Nancy Leigh DeMoss
By focusing too myopically on what we want God to do on our behalf, we may miss the significance of what he has already done.
— Philip Yancey
As soon as we abandon ourselves to God and do the task He has placed closest to us, He begins to fill our lives with surprises.
— Oswald Chambers
There's only one requirement for enjoying God's grace: being broke . . . and knowing it.
— Randy Alcorn
Because self is no longer our god, safety is no longer our concern.
— David Platt
God will crush the pride out of us one way or another. He loves us, and His glory, too much not to do it.
— Derwin Gray
God gives all God asks all.
— Elisabeth Elliot
We also need to recognize that God may have other plans in store for us, and we must be willing to accept that.
— Greg Laurie
Until we give God our heart, we give Him nothing at all.
— JC Ryle
Brokenness involves removing inappropriate pride and self-reliance and building healthy God-reliance.
— John Maxwell
Self-improveme nt is no more God's plan than self-salvation.
— John Ortberg