--- title: "1 God Felt Quotes By V.L. Thompson" description: "1 God Felt quotes by V.L. Thompson. Plus more from V.L. Thompson and more God Felt sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d03/v-l-thompson-34315_god_i-always-believed-in-god-but-felt-that-g_300225.jpg" --- > [“I always believed in God, but felt that God wanted to punish me more than He wanted to bless me. I did not necessarily blame God, I just figured that is how this Christian thing worked; sins are punished, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-l-thompson/i-always-believed-in-god-but-felt-that-god-wanted-to-punish-me-more/) [V.L. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-l-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d03/v-l-thompson-34315_god_i-always-believed-in-god-but-felt-that-g_300225.jpg) ## More by V.L. Thompson > [“Not everyone is going to be a cheerleader for you! Not everyone is going to have your back or support you. In fact, some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-l-thompson/not-everyone-is-going-to-be-a-cheerleader-for-you-not-everyone-is/) [V.L. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-l-thompson/) > [“What you are asking God to do will induce a major impact on your life. That major impact cannot happen with minor faith. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-l-thompson/what-you-are-asking-god-to-do-will-induce-a-major-impact-on-your-life/) [V.L. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-l-thompson/) > [“I always believed in God, but felt that God wanted to punish me more than He wanted to bless me. I did not necessarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-l-thompson/i-always-believed-in-god-but-felt-that-god-wanted-to-punish-me-more/) [V.L. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-l-thompson/) > [“Whenever the occasional doubt starts to creep into my mind about my artistic ability, I start to think about the reality of having the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-l-thompson/whenever-the-occasional-doubt-starts-to-creep-into-my-mind-about-my/) [V.L. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-l-thompson/) > [“God wants us to use our resources to help others, but He does not want us to be naïve. Use the business, common and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-l-thompson/god-wants-us-to-use-our-resources-to-help-others-but-he-does-not-want/) [V.L. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-l-thompson/) > [“So often, we look at lacking as a negative thing, but do you know God is looking for people who lack? He seeks out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-l-thompson/so-often-we-look-at-lacking-as-a-negative-thing-but-do-you-know-god/) [V.L. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-l-thompson/) > [“Have you ever met someone who is always negative? Every time you speak to them, something is wrong. They are sick, broke, been lied…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-l-thompson/have-you-ever-met-someone-who-is-always-negative-every-time-you-speak/) [V.L. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-l-thompson/) > [“When the sun sets at night and you lay your head down on your pillow, you must believe beyond the shadow of a doubt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-l-thompson/when-the-sun-sets-at-night-and-you-lay-your-head-down-on-your-pillow/) [V.L. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-l-thompson/) > [“Reading this book, you will probably get motivated to take a major faith step, but life can stare you back in the face and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-l-thompson/reading-this-book-you-will-probably-get-motivated-to-take-a-major/) [V.L. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-l-thompson/) > [“The entrepreneur of the world handles difficult situations with stress, worry and frustration relying only on the knowledge they have access to. The entrepreneur…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-l-thompson/the-entrepreneur-of-the-world-handles-difficult-situations-with/) [V.L. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-l-thompson/) > [“Romans, 10:9 states the basic requirements for salvation, “That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-l-thompson/romans-10-9-states-the-basic-requirements-for-salvation-that-if-you/) [V.L. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-l-thompson/) > [“Let me repeat, if someone has the means to pay you and simply does not, they do not deserve your business. In fact, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-l-thompson/let-me-repeat-if-someone-has-the-means-to-pay-you-and-simply-does-not/) [V.L. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-l-thompson/) > [“Being an entrepreneur might seem like the scariest thing in the world to pursue, and those around you who appear to be unsupportive are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-l-thompson/being-an-entrepreneur-might-seem-like-the-scariest-thing-in-the-world/) [V.L. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-l-thompson/) > [“His direction may not be a booming thunder or a voice in your ear. It may be a high-risk loan application going through, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-l-thompson/his-direction-may-not-be-a-booming-thunder-or-a-voice-in-your-ear-it/) [V.L. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-l-thompson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god-felt/v-l-thompson/#itemlist", "name": "1 God Felt Quotes By V.L. 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