“I do not stand here before you as a self-righteous saint who has achieved spiritual perfection, but as a sinner who has received Jesus into his heart as his Lord and Savior.” HeartSelfSpiritualJesusLordPerfectionSaintSinnerSaviorRighteousSelf RighteousSpiritual Perfection Author:Thomas J. Paprocki
“O Lord, self-renunciation is not the work of one day, nor children's sport; yea, rather in this word is included all perfection.” ChildrenSelfSportsLordOne DayPerfectionSelfishnessRenunciation Author:Thomas a Kempis
“Be patient with yourself. Perfection comes not in this life, but in the next life. Don't demand things that are unreasonable, but demand of yourself improvement. As you let the Lord help you through that, He will make the difference.” LifeBelieveSelfGodHelpingMotivationalChristianFaithNextBeliefChangeDifferencesReligiousLordDemandSelf ImprovementPerfectionTransformationPatientImprovementThis LifeMaking A DifferenceSelf MotivationTrust In GodBe PatientMaking ChangesSurgeonsBe True To YourselfConfidence In GodUnreasonableSelf TransformationBeing A Better PersonNext LifeGod Help MeNot Being PerfectAlways Room For Improvement Author:Russell M. Nelson
“Worship is to feel in the heart . . . it is an attitude and a state of mind. It is a sustained act, subject to varying degrees of intensity and perfection . . . Real worship is, among other things, a feeling about the Lord our God . . . It is in our hearts. And we must be willing to express it in an appropriate manner. If we love the Lord and are led by His Holy Spirit, our worship will always bring a delighted sense of admiring awe and a sincere humility on our part.” IfsFeelsMindHeartRealStatesFeelingsSpiritAttitudeLordSubjectsHumilityWillingHolyDegreesWorshipPerfectionHoly SpiritAweAppropriateSincereIntensityState Of MindDelightedAdmiringReal Worship Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer
“We do not merely give a religious education because that would seem to imply the possibility of some other education, a secular education, for example. But we hold that all education is divine, that every good gift of knowledge and insight comes from above, that the Lord the Holy Spirit is the supreme educator of mankind, and that the culmination of all education (which may at the same time be reached by a little child) is that personal knowledge of and intimacy with God in which our being finds its fullest perfection.” GivingMayChildrenLittlesSeemsSpiritReligiousLordMankindExamplePossibilityDivineHolyPerfectionVery GoodInsightSupremeIntimacyHoly SpiritSecularEducatorIntimacy With GodCulminationReligious EducationPersonal Knowledge Author:Charlotte Mason
“Much later, when I understood what perfection was, I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself. I understood that there were many kinds of of sanctity and that each soul was free to respond to the approaches of Our Lord and to do little or much for Him - in other words,to make a choice among the sacrifices He demands.” KindLittlesSoulSufferingChoicesForgetDealsLordSacrificeDemandApproachUnderstoodPerfectionSaintOneselfI RealizedOur LordSanctity Author:Therese of Lisieux
“If devotion to the Blessed Virgin is necessary for all men simply to work out their salvation, it is even more necessary for those who are called to a special perfection. I do not believe that anyone can acquire intimate union with our Lord and perfect fidelity to the Holy Spirit without a very close union with the most Blessed Virgin and an absolute dependence on her support.” IfsMenBelieveChristianSpiritPerfectLordSupportSpecialHolyPerfectionAbsolutesBlessedSalvationUnionsWork OutDevotionIntimateHoly SpiritAcquireDependenceVirginsOur LordFidelityHoly Mary Author:Louis de Montfort
“A Heavenly Master governs all the world as Sovereign of the universe. We are astonished at Him by reason of His perfection, we honor Him and fall down before Him because of His unlimited power. From blind physical necessity, which is always and everywhere the same, no variety adhering to time and place could evolve, and all variety of created objects which represent order and life in the universe could happen only by the willful reasoning of its original Creator, Whom I call the Lord God.” WorldReasonHappensOrderFallUniverseLordObjectsMastersHonorPerfectionOriginalsBlindCreatorVarietyEvolveReasoningHeavenlySovereignUnlimitedFalling DownUnlimited PowerLord God Author:Isaac Newton
“Speaking the Lord’s name with reverence must simply be part of our lives as members of the Church... we do not use foul language. We do not curse or defame. We do not use the Lord’s name in vain. It is not difficult to become perfect in avoiding a swearing habit, for if one locks his mouth against all words of cursing,... he is en route to perfection in that matter.” IfsMatterUseNamesLanguageDifficultChurchPerfectLordOur LivesHabitMembersMouthsPerfectionVainCurseReverenceLocksRoutesAvoidingFoulSwearingCursingFoul Language Author:Spencer W. Kimball
“Perfection does not come in this life, but we exercise faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and keep our covenants. President Monson has promised, "Your testimony, when constantly nourished, will keep you safe." We push our spiritual roots deep, feasting daily on the words of Christ in the scriptures. We trust in the words of living prophets, placed before us to show us the way. We pray and pray and listen to the quiet voice of the Holy Ghost that leads us along and speaks peace to our soul. Whatever challenges arise, we never, never leave Him.” WayDoeSoulShowsSpiritualJesusSpeakPresidentVoiceChristChallengesLordPrayingExerciseHolyQuietSafeJesus ChristPerfectionRootsScriptureGhostAriseThis LifeProphetTestimonyCovenantHoly GhostLord Jesus ChristFeastingQuiet Voice Author:Neil L. Andersen
“The commandment of God is, that we love Our Lord in all our heart, in all our soul, in all our thought. In all our heart; that is, in all our understanding without erring. In all our soul; that is, in all our will without gainsaying. In all our their ought; that is, that we think on Him without forgetting. In this manner is very love and true, that is work of man's will. For love is a willful stirring of our thoughts unto God, so that it receive nothing that is against the love of Jesus Christ, and therewith that it be lasting in sweetness of devotion; and that is the perfection of this life.” ThinkingMenHeartSoulJesusUnderstandingChristForgetLove IsLordOughtJesus ChristPerfectionDevotionThis LifeLastingCommandmentsOur ThoughtsSweetnessOur LordStirringErringCommandments Of God Author:Richard Rolle
“The signs of the soundness of the servant's love for his Lord are three: absence of self-willing; pleasure in every event which takes place through divine decree; and seeing the perfection of the Beloved in everything and being content with Him in everything through submission to Him in all things.” LoveSelfThreePleasureLordSeeingEventsDivineWillingAll ThingsPerfectionAbsenceServantBelovedSubmissionDecreeSoundnessBeing Content Author:Ibn Ata Allah
“Look at our Lords disciples. One denied Him; one doubted Him; one betrayed Him. If our Lord couldn't have perfection, how are you going to have it in city government?” IfsLooksGovernmentPoliticalCitiesLordPerfectionChicagoDeniedDiscipleBetrayedOur LordDoubtedCity Government Author:Richard J. Daley
“We must not lose hope. Hope is an anchor to the souls of men. Satan would have us cast away that anchor. In this way he can bring discouragement and surrender. But we must not lose hope. The Lord is pleased with every effort, even the tiny, daily ones in which we strive to be more like Him. Though we may see that we have far to go on the road to perfection, we must not give up hope.” MenWayGivingMaySoulLosesEffortLordGoes OnGiving UpPerfectionStriveCastsTinySurrenderSatanNot Giving UpAnchorsDiscouragementCast Away Book:The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson Source: The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson
“Perfection consists in one thing alone, which is doing the will of God. For, according to Our Lord's words, it suffices for perfection to deny self, to take up the cross and to follow Him. Now who denies himself and takes up his cross and follows Christ better than he who seeks not to do his own will, but always that of God? Behold, now, how little is needed to become as Saint? Nothing more than to acquire the habit of willing, on every occasion, what God wills.” LittlesSelfChristLordOne ThingWillingNeededHabitCrossesPerfectionSaintDenyGods WillOccasionsAcquireOur LordEvery Occasion Author:St. Vincent
“Whenever you begin any good work you should first of all make a most pressing appeal to Christ our Lord to bring it to perfection.” ShouldFirstsChristLordPerfectionCatholicAppealsGood WorkOur Lord Author:Benedict of Nursia