I've Got The Joy

God gave me my money. - John D Rockefeller

Man is a god in ruins. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The work praises the man. - Irish Proverb

Man thinks and God laughs. - Yiddish Proverb

I am the punishment of God. - Genghis Khan

Thank God kids never mean well. - Lily Tomlin

Self praise is no praise at all. - Lord Byron

A thing of beauty is a joy forever. - John Keats

I talk to God but the sky is empty. - Sylvia Plath

Science is the record of dead religions. - Oscar Wilde

I am at peace with God. My conflict is with Man. - Charlie Chaplin

Conceited people never hear anything but praise. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

If there were no God, there would be no atheists. - G K Chesterton

If God is the author of life, there must be a script. - Ravi Zacharias

What you do in secret is on Public Display before God. - Jim Hughes

Joy is one of the only emotions you can't contrive. - Bono

Every worldview has to bring together reason and faith. - Ravi Zacharias

Now if we only knew why, we would have the mind of God. - Stephen Hawking

Where God has his church, the Devil will have his chapel. - Spanish Proverb

If you want to give God a good laugh, tell Him your plans. - Yiddish Proverb

How could God create the world in only six days? No unions. - Franklin D Roosevelt

Faith makes all things possible; love makes all things easy. - Jeffrey R Holland

Blind faith in your leaders, or in anything, will get you killed. - Bruce Springsteen

If you have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential. - Tim Keller

In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty. - St. Augustine

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory. - William Hazlitt

God doesn't require us to succeed; he only requires that you try. - Mother Teresa

Indigestion is charged by God with enforcing morality on the stomach. - Victor Hugo

Without faith, a man can do nothing; with it, all things are possible. - William Osler

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy. - Leo Buscaglia

But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things. - Vincent Van Gogh

Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things. - Henry Ward Beecher

Forgiveness provides hope, joy, and a bright future that nothing else can. - Paul J Meyer

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. - Franklin D Roosevelt

There is a world of practical religion in simply being considerate of others. - Roger Babson

Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love. - Erich Fromm

Every evening I turn worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway. - Mary C. Crowley

You can always borrow a corkscrew from a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church. - Chauncey Depew

There would be no sense in saying you trusted Jesus if you would not take his advice. - C S Lewis

God gave us the gift of lie; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. - Voltaire

There are other ways of recognizing the existence of God, through nature for instance. - Billy Graham

Sometimes I get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter. - Ansel Adams

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence. - Bertrand Russell

I clearly have done things that were wrong. I've clearly had to seek God's forgiveness. - Newt Gingrich

It is safe to tell the pure in heart that they shall see God, for only the pure in heart want to. - C S Lewis

A word of encouragement during failure is worth more than a dictionary of praise following success. - Unknown

Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace, and your soul in the joy of Christ. - Thomas Merton

He made us all one true religion, Edith, which he named after his son, Christian - or Christ, for short. - Archie Bunker

When God blesses you financially, don't raise your standard of living: raise your standard of giving. - Mark Batterson

We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges. - T D Jakes

Don't poets know it better than others? God can't always be everywhere: and, so, invented mothers. - Edwin Arnold

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired to glory. - Cicero

Sometimes God leads us to a place where we have nowhere to turn but to Him; our only option is to trust Him. - Mark Batterson

Trust God for the impossible - miracles are His department. Our job is to do our best, letting the Lord do the rest. - David Jeremiah

More than anything else, prayer enables you to see your own heart and brings you into alignment with God's heart. - Ravi Zacharias

Faith isn't about always having all the answers. Faith is about believing that God will always come through for you. - Unknown

Hell's foundations quiver
At the shout of praise;
Brothers, lift your voices,
Loud your anthems raise. - Sabine Baring-Gould

Having faith, beliefs, and convictions is a great thing, but your life is measured by the actions you take based upon them. - Nick Vujicic

The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible. - George Burns

Tolerance is the worst roar of all, including tolerance for homosexuals, feminists, and religions that don't follow Christ. - Josh McDowell

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. - Mohandas Gandhi

Discipleship does not come from positions of prominence, wealth, or advanced learning. The disciples of Jesus came from all walks of life. - James E Faust

God is dead: but considering the state the species Man is in, there will perhaps be caves, for ages yet, in which his shadow will be shown. - Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Starbucks says they are going to start putting religious quotes on cups. The very first one will say, 'Jesus! This cup is expensive!' - Conan O'Brien

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation. - Unknown