Inspirational Quotes on Blessings

“God often gives in one brief moment that which He has for a long time denied.”

“When Abraham offered the tithe and received a blessing, Levi was not yet born, nor even were his father and grandfather. Yet the Bible considers Abraham's tithe and blessing as Levi's.”

“We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.”

“When we ask of the Lord cooly, and not fervently, we do as it were, stop His hand, and restrain Him from giving us the very blessing we "pretend" that we are seeking.”

“The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!”

“When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.”

“We must not think that [God] takes no notice of us, when He does not answer our wishes: for He has a right to distinguish what we actually need.”

“God gives us gifts, graces, and natural talents, not for our own use, but that we may render them to Him. He takes pleasure in giving and in taking them away, or in so disposing of us, that we cannot enjoy them; but their grand use is to be offered in a continual sacrifice to Him; and by this He is most glorified.”

“Christ frequently gives us the desires of our heart, though not at the peculiar time we desired, but a better time.”

“Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness. He has a work, a life-purpose; he has found it, and will follow it! Labor is life.”

“Love flows from the denial of the self life. Blood shedding is the source of blessing.”