More Quotes by Neal A. Maxwell
When we are unduly impatient with an omniscient God's timing, we really are suggesting that we know what's best. Strange isn't it-we who wear wrist watches seek to counsel Him who oversees cosmic clocks and calendars.
God does not begin by asking us about our ability, but only about our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability.
It is extremely important for you to believe in yourselves, not only for what you are now, but for what you have the power to become.
The winds of tribulation, which blow out some men's candles of commitment, only fan the fires of faith of others.
Patience is tied very closely to faith in our Heavenly Father. Actually, when we are unduly impatient, we are suggesting that we know what is best—better than does God. Or, at least, we are asserting that our timetable is better than His. We can grow in faith only if we are willing to wait patiently for God's purposes and patterns to unfold in our lives, on His timetable.
Sometimes the best people... have the worst experiences... because they are ready to learn
Satan delights to have us put ourselves down. Self-contempt is of Satan. There is no such thing in heaven.
No love is ever wasted. Its worth does not lie in reciprocity.
We can tell much by what we have already willing discarded along the pathway of discipleship. It is the only pathway where littering is permissible, even encouraged. In the early stages, the debris left behind includes the grosser sins of commission. Later debris differs; things begin to be discarded which have caused the misuse or underuse of our time and talent.
Never give up what you want most for what you want today.
