Quotes about Presence of God

Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how. Votes: 5

Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God. Votes: 3

Don't equate the presence of God with a good mood or a pleasant temperament. God is near whether you are happy or not. Votes: 3

The finite is annihilated in the presence of the infinite, and becomes a pure nothing. So our spirit before God, so our justice before divine justice. Votes: 3

I want people to hear the presence of God in the music. Votes: 2

God has blessed me with a certain amount of presence and a certain amount of charisma. Votes: 2

Beauty, the eternal Spouse of the Wisdom of God and Angel of his Presence thru' all creation. Votes: 2

The purpose of prayer is to reveal the presence of God equally present, all the time, in every condition. Votes: 2

Sometimes the very presence of God is barred by our presuppositions and our intense and constant desire for triumph. Votes: 2

It's completely through prayer that I came to believe in God. I just sensed a presence south of my neck. Votes: 2

I have absolutely no difficulty myself with the playing of God Save the Queen in the presence of Her Majesty. Votes: 2

Are our lives truly filled with the presence of God? How many things take the place of God in my life each day? Votes: 2

That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God. Votes: 2

By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God. Votes: 2

The real test of being in the presence of God is, that you either forget about yourself altogether or see yourself as a small, dirty object. Votes: 2

I want the presence of God Himself, or I don't want anything at all to do with religion... I want all that God has or I don't want any. Votes: 2

Adam was placed in Paradise in perfect estate, and in the company of God's angels; God walked and did talk with him. He heard the voice, and beheld the presence of God. Votes: 2

Zeal' is essentially a compromising devotion to God, a commitment to cleansing the Holy Land of all foreign and pagan presences and to re-establish the kingdom of David as God had intended. Votes: 2

Each day is a step we make towards eternity and we shall continue thus to step from day to day until we take the last step, which will bring us into the presence of God. Votes: 2

We may excuse the spiritual poverty of our preaching in many ways, but the true secret will be found in the lack of urgent prayer for God's presence in the power of the Holy Spirit. Votes: 2

The presence of any humility in my life is purely and completely an evidence of God's grace. From my perspective, I am not a humble man. I am a proud man pursuing humility by the grace of God. Votes: 2

I was an agnostic until I realized that I had to choose between God and fate. The idea that humanity and nature are the result of fate was not convincing at all. I find the presence of God everywhere. Votes: 2

Prayer is the key of perfection and of sovereign happiness; it is the efficacious means of getting rid of all vices and of acquiring all virtues; for the way to become perfect is to live in the presence of God. Votes: 2

I love a song that will usher in the very presence of God. Then there's no Andrae; there's no fabulous band, there's no greatness of ours. I've had hundreds of concerts like that, and that's what I try to achieve. Votes: 2

It should be pursued as in the presence of God, and under the solemn sanctions created by a lively sense of his omniscience, and of our accountability to him for the right use of the faculties which he has bestowed. Votes: 2

Hence that dread and amazement with which as Scripture uniformly relates holy men were struck and overwhelmed whenever they beheld the presence of God. Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance until they have. Votes: 2

Some people become tired at the end of ten minutes or half an hour of prayer. What will they do when they have to spend Eternity in the presence of God? We must begin the habit here and become used to being with God. Votes: 2

You always leave the Rosary for later, and you end up not saying it at all because you are sleepy. If there is no other time, say it in the street without letting anybody notice it. It will, moreover, help you to have presence of God. Votes: 2

Best of all, Christmas means a spirit of love, a time when the love of God and the love of our fellow men should prevail over all hatred and bitterness, a time when our thoughts and deeds and the spirit of our lives manifest the presence of God. Votes: 2

To Catholic, Orthodox, and some Protestant Christians, communion involves partaking of the physical real presence of God in the bread and wine of the Eucharist. By contrast, the Torah draws the Jew into engagement with God's infinite mind. Torah learning is the definitive Jewish mode of communion with God. Votes: 2

If we are hungry enough for God, we will find a way into His presence. We should be so hungry for the presence of God that we absolutely will not go out of our house or tackle any kind of project until we have spent some time with Him. Votes: 2

God intended Earth. God intended the waters. God intended you and me. We were created in the image and the likeness of God; we are holograms, if you will. So the power, the presence, the energy is within you and me. The energy of God, as life, is within each of us. Votes: 2

Prayer is the window that God has placed in the walls of our world. Leave it shut and the world is a cold, dark house. But throw back the curtains and see His light. Open the window and hear His voice. Open the window of prayer and invoke the presence of God in your world. Votes: 2

I cannot imagine how religious persons can live satisfied without the practice of the presence of GOD. For my part I keep myself retired with Him in the depth of centre of my soul as much as I can; and while I am so with Him I fear nothing; but the least turning from Him is insupportable. Votes: 2

The best remedy for dryness of spirit, is to picture ourselves as beggars in the presence of God and the Saints, and like a beggar, to go first to one saint, then to another, to ask a spiritual alms of them with the same earnestness as a poor fellow in the streets would ask an alms of us. Votes: 2

Get into the habit of dealing with God about everything. Unless in the first waking moment of the day you learn to fling the door wide back and let God in, you will work on a wrong level all day; but swing the door wide open and pray to your Father in secret, and every public thing will be stamped with the presence of God. Votes: 2

We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him. He walks everywhere incognito. Votes: 1

Seek God's power and presence continually. Votes: 0

Heaven is the presence of God. Votes: 0

God's presence is all that matters. Votes: 0

Mothers reflect God's loving presence on earth. Votes: 0

Only God's presence can change people's lives. Votes: 0

Daily seek the divine presence of God. Votes: 0

Worship is about encounter-coming into God's presence Votes: 0

The glorious presence of God is with us. Votes: 0

Honor is the presence of God in man. Votes: 0

The presence of God is the finest of rewards. Votes: 0

Sometimes I just sit still and enjoy God's presence. Votes: 0

Your serenity matters to heaven. God's presence encapsulates your life. Votes: 0

Each day presents a new opportunity to experience God's presence. Votes: 0

God's present is his presence. His greatest gift is himself. Votes: 0

Prayer is nothing else than a sense of God's presence Votes: 0

God is near whether you sense His presence or not. Votes: 0

God wants no one to leave our presence empty handed. Votes: 0

We only learn to behave ourselves in the presence of God. Votes: 0

We have a very real God with a very real presence. Votes: 0

The realization of God's presence is the one sovereign remedy against temptation. Votes: 0

He, who dares seek God's presence, will receive His blessings and favours. Votes: 0

It is [children] who are God's presence, promise and hope for mankind. Votes: 0

Live more quietly. Live more seeking God's presence in your own heart. Votes: 0

Church only benefits you when you participate in the presence of God. Votes: 0

The pursuit of life is passion to seek the presence of God. Votes: 0

The God we serve will make His presence known, when you praise Votes: 0

The plans of God are only revealed in the presence of God. Votes: 0

God love to be with us. We must daily seek His presence. Votes: 0

True and absolute freedom is only found in the presence of God. Votes: 0

If you surrender your life to God, you have joy of His presence. Votes: 0

The presence of hope in the invincible sovereignty of God drives out fear. Votes: 0

When we have God in clear focus, His powerful presence eclipses our fear. Votes: 0

Nothing bothers the devil more than a Christian delighting in God’s presence. Votes: 0

Joy is a sure sign of the presence of God in your life. Votes: 0

Well how can a holy, just, righteous God allow sin into His presence? Votes: 0

Start and end your day with God.Seek His presence and blessing daily. Votes: 0

The presence of God calms the soul, and gives it quiet and repose. Votes: 0

God wants you to live for others and to live that presence well. Votes: 0

More is accomplished by spending time in God's presence than by doing anything else. Votes: 0

We cannot enter into the presence of God while we are rebelling against God. Votes: 0

Refuse to be content with the knowledge of God. Insist on experiencing His presence. Votes: 0

Where there is devotional music, God is always at hand with His gracious presence. Votes: 0

Prayer is an impossibility without a living faith in the presence of God within. Votes: 0

God is a presence that I can never define but I could never deny. Votes: 0

When you meditate, the silence of the senses illumines the presence of God within. Votes: 0

Another way of remaining in intimacy with God is by remaining in His presence. Votes: 0

Joy is not necessarily the absence of suffering, it is the presence of God. Votes: 0

Peace comes not from the absence of trouble, but from the presence of God. Votes: 0

Words engage our minds, but in the silence we hear the Presence of God. Votes: 0

If you seek the presence of God, you will see the glory of God: Votes: 0

Grace is the offer of God's ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped. Votes: 0

Don't come into the presence of God to impress Him with something He gave you! Votes: 0

Never let the presence of a storm cause you to doubt the presence of God. Votes: 0

Nothing could add to the horror of hell, except the presence of its creator, God. Votes: 0

Prayer in secret is life finding expression in the realized Presence of God our Father. Votes: 0

Creativity has nothing to do with creating something, creativity is simply the presence of God. Votes: 0

The importance of coming into God's presence is worth overcoming all obstacles along the way. Votes: 0

It is in the process of being worshipped that God communicates His presence to men. Votes: 0

The Christian life is to live all of your life in the presence of God. Votes: 0

An hour spent in the presence of God brings the purest joy known to man. Votes: 0

When you spend time in the presence of God, you will experience everlasting peace and joy. Votes: 0

Virtually every spiritual tradition teaches that your higher self is the presence of God within you. Votes: 0

You can have all of your doctrines right—yet still not have the presence of God. Votes: 0

The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God Votes: 0

Worship is an inward reverence, the bowing down of the soul in the presence of God. Votes: 0

The root of all difficulties is a lack of the sense of the Presence of God. Votes: 0

It is only in the presence of God, we find the fullness of life and joy. Votes: 0

Wherever faith has eyes to see, there is a smiling presence of the Son of God. Votes: 0

If you bow your knees more often in prayer, you will feel the presence of God. Votes: 0

It often takes the darkness of a storm to show us the light of God's presence. Votes: 0

The peace of God is not the absence of fear. It, in fact, is His presence. Votes: 0

Opposition doesn't prevent the presence of God, it provides an opportunity to prove the presence of God. Votes: 0

There is a strain of loneliness infecting many Christians, which only the presence of God can cure. Votes: 0

When we are enjoying the conscious presence of God, we are fulfilling the tenets of our salvation. Votes: 0

Worship strengthens you. It gives you a sense of God's presence and ultimately His protection and provision. Votes: 0

God is always near His people, but their sinful behavior may cause His presence to be grievous. Votes: 0

God's presence is not just Light, and Life, but Love. And Love invites, but does not compel. Votes: 0

God releases more of His power and presence according to the measure of our hunger for Him. Votes: 0

One is ever young in the presence of the God of Truth, or Truth which is God. Votes: 0

God made us thinking beings, and he guides our minds as we think things out in his presence. Votes: 0

It is required to find the infinitely big inside what's infinitely small to feel the presence of God. Votes: 0

Art comes into the highest part of the mind, with which we can know the presence of God. Votes: 0

Christ is the sacrament of the invisible God - a sacrament that indicates presence. God is with us. Votes: 0

Grace ceases to be grace if God is compelled to bestow it in the presence of human merit. Votes: 0

Nothing in or of this world measures up to the simple pleasure of experiencing the presence of God. Votes: 0

To feel beauty, to feel truth, that is self-remembering. Self-remembering is the awareness of the presence of God. Votes: 0

Prayer means that we have come boldly into the throne room and we are standing in God's presence. Votes: 0

If God is the center of your life, no words are necessary. Your mere presence will touch hearts. Votes: 0

The most central truth to the creation account is that this world is a place for God's presence. Votes: 0

The glorious presence of God is with us. Let us rise in mighty strength to build the nation. Votes: 0

We don't need answers and explanations as much as we need God's presence in and through the suffering. Votes: 0

The gift of darkness draws you to know God's presence beyond what thought, imagination, or sensory feeling can comprehend. Votes: 0

We cannot attain the presence of God. We're already totally in the presence of God. What's missing is awareness. Votes: 0

A marvelous thing it would be to stand with confidence, unafraid, unashamed, and unembarrassed in the presence of God. Votes: 0

The first thing about the angels that we ought to imitate, is their consciousness of the Presence of God. Votes: 0

It is the heart that is not sure of its God that is afraid to laugh in His presence. Votes: 0

Christian spirituality combines a sense of the awe and majesty of God with a sense of His intimate presence. Votes: 0

A realization of the Presence of God is the most powerful healing agency known to the mind of man. Votes: 0

Prayer [is] the quiet, persistent living of our life of desire and faith in the presence of our God. Votes: 0

This is the sphinx of the hearthstone, the little god of domesticity, whose presence turns a house into a home. Votes: 0

I don't always feel His presence. But God's promises do not depend upon my feelings; they rest upon His integrity. Votes: 0

He who would in his own person test the fact of God's presence can do so by a living faith. Votes: 0

Are you satisfied being filled with good information about God, or do you long to burst into His manifest presence? Votes: 0

God made our souls to long for Him, and we are not fully satisfied without His presence in our lives. Votes: 0

The very fact that we have access to God's attention and presence should concentrate the thoughts and elevate the heart. Votes: 0

Man was so engineered by God that the presence of the Creator within the creature is indispensable to His humanity. Votes: 0

We may be confident in this: that in the pain of our suffering is the presence of a faithful God. Votes: 0

You say, The sensed absence of God and the sensed presence amount to much the same thing, only in reverse. Votes: 0

God exposes your sin...And you see yourself as small as you are in the presence of a holy God. Votes: 0

Here, before God, in the presence of these witnesses, from this time, I consecrate my life to the destruction of slavery! Votes: 0

We don't seek God's power, we seek His presence. His power & everything else we need is always found in His presence.. Votes: 0

If you have God's presence, you have favor. One minute of God's presence can accomplish more than 20 years of your striving. Votes: 0

Prayer is a grace through which we pour ourselves out before God and through which He calls us into His presence. Votes: 0

Solomon warned us not to rush into God's presence with words. That's what fools do. And often, that's what we do. Votes: 0

If in our Saturday pursuits we're far from God's presence, we're not in very good shape to worship Him on Sunday. Votes: 0

He finally understood that God's presence was everywhere, at all times, and was experienced by everyone at one time or another. Votes: 0

The search for God's presence was much of a mystery as God himself, and what was God if not a mystery? Votes: 0

The indwelling presence and power of the Spirit are to be sought and received by faith in God's word of promise. Votes: 0

I try to live in such a way that nothing gets bigger than my awareness of God presence on my life. Votes: 0

The world is perishing for lack of the knowledge of God and the Church is famishing for want of His Presence. Votes: 0

The truth is that the glory of God is the person and presence of God- The glory is the Holy Spirit . Votes: 0

God knows all that is done in the most secret caverns of the heart. No place is deprived of his presence. Votes: 0

The world is perishing for lack of the knowledge of God and the Church is famishing for want of His Presence. Votes: 0

It is in recognizing the actual presence of God that we find prayer no longer a chore, but a supreme delight. Votes: 0

Leadership requires vision, and whence will vision come except from hours spent in the presence of God in humble and fervent prayer? Votes: 0

God is that inner presence which makes us admire the beautiful and consoles us for not sharing the happiness of the wicked. Votes: 0

Trying to be happy without a sense of God’s presence is like trying to have a bright day without the sun. Votes: 0

It is when we notice the dirt that God is most present in us; it is the very sign of His presence. Votes: 0

But here we see the peace of God is not the absence of negative thoughts, it is the presence of God himself. Votes: 0

Theology is speaking about God while in the very presence of God. We are intimately engaged with the subject of our study. Votes: 0

I must first have the sense of God's possession of me before I can have the sense of His presence with me. Votes: 0

Having the answers is not essential to living. What is essential is the sense of God's presence during dark seasons of questioning. Votes: 0

In cathedral or cottage, the art of worship is an inner adventure; it is the personal practice of the presence of God. Votes: 0

Joy and laughter are the gifts of living in the presence of God and trusting that tomorrow is not worth worrying about. Votes: 0

There is a practice that is most powerful in keeping us united with God. That practice is the constant recollection of His presence. Votes: 0

Before there was a proper understanding and a sense of God's presence, the idea that everything would one day end was utterly desolating. Votes: 0

Child of God, if you would have your thought of God something beyond a cold feeling of His presence, let faith appropriate Christ. Votes: 0

When we allow God to be exalted in our difficulties we are in the perfect place to smell the fragrance of His Presence. Votes: 0

What mattered to her was that she loved God, whether or not He granted her the consolation and joy of His felt presence. Votes: 0

Whether you love God or you love a human being, if you love enough you will come into the presence of Love itself. Votes: 0

It's a paradise that we are going to go into, because to be in the presence of God itself will be a paradise. Votes: 0

A man who knows that he lives in sin against God will not be inclined to come daily into the presence of God. Votes: 0

Is it ever possible to overdo the talking about the glory of Christ? Is it ever too often to be in God's presence? Votes: 0

Around us there is the presence of evil. The devil is at work. But in a loud voice I say: GOD IS STRONGER. Votes: 0

We should have all our communications with men, as in the presence of God; and with God, as in the presence of men. Votes: 0

When things fall apart, the broken pieces allow all sorts of things to enter, and one of them is the presence of God. Votes: 0

I believe it to be clear evidence of the Spirit's presence when the Word of God is really precious to a person's soul. Votes: 0

When a person is resolute [determined, sold out, dedicated, single-minded] in his faith and recognizes God's Presence everywhere, he is protected from all sides. Votes: 0

I encourage Christians regularly to visit Christ present in the Blessed Sacrament, for we are all called to abide in the presence of God. Votes: 0

At the heart of the Christian message is God Himself waiting for His redeemed children to push in to conscious awareness of His Presence. Votes: 0

When we have broken our god of tradition, and ceased from our god of rhetoric, then may God fire the heart with His presence. Votes: 0

The nearer we live to God while we live, the more ready we will be to dwell forever in His presence when we die. Votes: 0

Listening to God - which is a key part of practicing His presence - is not a method, but a walk with a person. Votes: 0

To be a Christian is to realize that in your sin, you were separated from God's presence, and you deserved nothing but God's wrath. Votes: 0

Let the presence of God INVADE you today. It's all about Him...don't get distracted by the stupid things of the enemy. Remember, God wins! :) Votes: 0

Vision is the ability to see God’s presence, to perceive God’s power, to focus on God’s plan in spite of the obstacles. Votes: 0

God Chasers are people whose passion for being in His presence press them to chase the impossible in hopes that the uncatchable might catch them! Votes: 0

To live coram Deo is to live one's entire life in the presence of God, under the authority of God, to the glory of God. Votes: 0

I see that a lot in my own life and in the lives of others.Does the presence of pain mean the absence of God? Votes: 0

Play is an expression of God's presence in the world; one clear sign of God's absence in society is the absence of playfulness and laughter. Votes: 0

So, you pay attention to what is in every moment. And when you do that, then you realize that the presence of God is everywhere. Votes: 0

Self-interest is an ineffable feeling which shall follow us into God's very presence since they say there is a hierarchy even among the Holy Saints. Votes: 0

Who is this before whose presence idols tumble to the sod? While he cries out — Allah Akbar! and there is no god but God! Votes: 0

It is not objective proof of God's existence that we want but, whether we use religious language for it or not, the experience of God's presence. Votes: 0

In the house of God there is never ending festival; the angel choir makes eternal holiday; the presence of God's face gives joy that never fails. Votes: 0

God's plan provides a way for family relationships to extend beyond the grave. We can return to the presence of God, eternally united with our families. Votes: 0

Life should be a constant vision of God's presence. Here is our defense against being led away by the gauds and shows of earth's vulgar attractions. Votes: 0

Friendships are the purer and the more ardent, the nearer they come to the presence of God, the Sun not only of righteousness but of love. Votes: 0

Most theists are deists most of the time, in practice if not in theory. They practice the absence of God instead of the presence of God. Votes: 0

Salvation is not just something God gives you that is going to bless you after you die, it is having the presence of the lord now. Votes: 0

Christmas: the Son of God expressing the love of God to save us from the wrath of God so we could enjoy the presence of God. Votes: 0

The one thing you absolutely need is the one thing you can never lose: God's presence and love for you. Just have to talk to him. Votes: 0

We are always in the presence of God, yet it seems to me that those who pray are in His presence in a very different sense. Votes: 0

The more awake you are, the less there is of you here. At the very deepest level of Presence, you have disappeared and only God is. Votes: 0

God would grant all of us wisdom, calm, and peace, that his presence would be in the operating room, and that his will might be done. Votes: 0

Are your convictions so fragile that mine cannot stand in opposition to them? Is your God so illusory that the presence of my Devil reveals his insufficiency? Votes: 0

When I am tempted to complain about God's lack of presence, I remind myself that God has much more reason to complain about my lack of presence. Votes: 0

Assuredly, Loving Souls, you should go to God with all humility and respect, humbling yourselves in His presence, especially when you remember your past ingratitude and sins. Votes: 0

The presence of God is so important in the life of believers. There is abundance of all you need to make your life comfortable in His presence. Votes: 0

The more conscious of God's presence the more I feel like being myself, the less conscious of His presence, the more I feel I need to prove myself. Votes: 0

God isn't present in the past or future. The great 'I Am' is in the present moment. When I claim that presence, I can get through anything today. Votes: 0

Churches are not the kingdom of God, but are primary and inevitable expressions, outposts, and instrumentalities of presence of the kingdom among us. They are 'societies' of Jesus. Votes: 0

What is the chief end of preaching? I like to think it is this: It is to give men and women a sense of God and His presence. Votes: 0

Prayer is simply coming into the presence of God. Because when you come into the presence of God, even the things you don't have matter a lot less. Votes: 0

What deadens us most to God's presence within us, I think, is the inner dialogue that we are continually engaged in with ourselves, the endless chatter of human thought. Votes: 0

I believe I may so, looking into my own heart, and speaking as in the presence of God, that I have never know one moment of bitterness or resentment. Votes: 0

You'll never know Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have. Are you in the wilderness? Find refuge in God's presence. Find comfort in his people. Votes: 0

Human nature is the same now as when Adam hid from the presence of God; the consciousness of wrong makes us unwilling to meet those whom we have offended. Votes: 0

As for our great King, when we venture into His presence, let us have a purpose there. Let us beware of playing at praying; it is insolence toward God. Votes: 0

The most holy and important practice in the spiritual life is the presence of God - that is, every moment to take great pleasure that God is with you Votes: 0

Only when we are captured by an overwhelming sense of awe and reverence in the presence of God, will we begin to worship God in spirit and in truth. Votes: 0

Conscience is God's presence in humans. Votes: -1

All Religions are vehicles and a path to God's Divine Presence. Votes: -1

All ages are equidistant from eternity, and just as immediately accessible to God's presence. Votes: -1

The mark of the true church is an expanding witness to the presence of God. Votes: -1