--- title: "11 Impress God Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Impress God quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Impress God sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a00/trilla-21505_being-myself_the-only-people-i-wake-up-to-impress-is_946101.jpg" --- > [The only people I wake up to impress is I, MYSELF, and GOD, because nobody else is worth it..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trilla/the-only-people-i-wake-up-to-impress-is-i-myself-and-god-because/) [Trilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trilla/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a00/trilla-21505_being-myself_the-only-people-i-wake-up-to-impress-is_946101.jpg) > [If you not going to impress GOD..it's nobody else. to impress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daquann-bowers/if-you-not-going-to-impress-god-it-s-nobody-else-to-impress/) [DaQuann Bowers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daquann-bowers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ab/daquann-bowers-53267_going_if-you-not-going-to-impress-god-it-s-nob_3007758.jpg) > [“No amount of service we do can impress God, only our service to ordinary people can”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunday-adelaja/no-amount-of-service-we-do-can-impress-god-only-our-service-to/) [Sunday Adelaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sunday-adelaja/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/sunday-adelaja-35_appreciating-people_no-amount-of-service-we-do-can-impress-g_1550598.jpg) > [“Do I recognize the difference between a good action designed to impress God and a good action simply inspired by God?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/do-i-recognize-the-difference-between-a-good-action-designed-to/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/anonymous-1_quote_do-i-recognize-the-difference-between-a_1380842.jpg) > [The one thing you can give God that will truly impress God is freindship. God is an eternal companion who is with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/the-one-thing-you-can-give-god-that-will-truly-impress-god-is/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06e/frederick-lenz-8_companion_the-one-thing-you-can-give-god-that-will_2735983.jpg) > [It always cracks me up when people try to impress God, because people don't have to impress God. He's already knocked out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rich-mullins/it-always-cracks-me-up-when-people-try-to-impress-god-because-people/) [Rich Mullins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rich-mullins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f9/rich-mullins-4737_cracks_it-always-cracks-me-up-when-people-try-t_1277276.png) > [“You don’t need to impress God, to please him by great achievements. Do you think anything you do will impress God? Do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-a-fiensy/you-don-t-need-to-impress-god-to-please-him-by-great-achievements-do/) [David A. Fiensy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-a-fiensy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3db/david-a-fiensy-59890_biblical_you-don-t-need-to-impress-god-to-please_1502260.jpg) > [“But we can never change enough to impress God. And here's the reason: trying to impress God, others, or ourselves puts us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-chester/but-we-can-never-change-enough-to-impress-god-and-here-s-the-reason/) [Tim Chester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-chester/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17c/tim-chester-44584_change_but-we-can-never-change-enough-to-impres_2813855.jpg) > [Don't try to impress God with your works" or "Don't attempt to please God with your merits" or "Don't try to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-e-marty/don-t-try-to-impress-god-with-your-works-or-don-t-attempt-to-please/) [Martin E. Marty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-e-marty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e73/martin-e-marty-34904_casual_don-t-try-to-impress-god-with-your-works_1332735.png) > [There is nothing you need to do to make yourself more acceptable to God. You don't have to work harder, nor do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/there-is-nothing-you-need-to-do-to-make-yourself-more-acceptable-to/) [Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/iyanla-vanzant-557_acceptable_there-is-nothing-you-need-to-do-to-make_2685208.png) > [“The wonderful news of the gospel is that Jesus frees us from trying to impress God or others because he has impressed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-k-dodson/the-wonderful-news-of-the-gospel-is-that-jesus-frees-us-from-trying/) [Jonathan K. Dodson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-k-dodson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68f/jonathan-k-dodson-39498_christianity_the-wonderful-news-of-the-gospel-is-that_1779470.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/impress-god/#itemlist", "name": "Impress God Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The only people I wake up to impress is I, MYSELF, and GOD, because nobody else is worth it..", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Trilla" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trilla/the-only-people-i-wake-up-to-impress-is-i-myself-and-god-because/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a00/trilla-21505_being-myself_the-only-people-i-wake-up-to-impress-is_946101.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a00/trilla-21505_being-myself_the-only-people-i-wake-up-to-impress-is_946101.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a00/trilla-21505_being-myself_the-only-people-i-wake-up-to-impress-is_946101.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The only people I wake up to impress is I, MYSELF, and GOD, because nobody else is worth it..” — Trilla", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you not going to impress GOD..it's nobody else. to impress", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "DaQuann Bowers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daquann-bowers/if-you-not-going-to-impress-god-it-s-nobody-else-to-impress/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ab/daquann-bowers-53267_going_if-you-not-going-to-impress-god-it-s-nob_3007758.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ab/daquann-bowers-53267_going_if-you-not-going-to-impress-god-it-s-nob_3007758.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ab/daquann-bowers-53267_going_if-you-not-going-to-impress-god-it-s-nob_3007758.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you not going to impress GOD..it's nobody else. to impress” — DaQuann Bowers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“No amount of service we do can impress God, only our service to ordinary people can”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sunday Adelaja" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunday-adelaja/no-amount-of-service-we-do-can-impress-god-only-our-service-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/sunday-adelaja-35_appreciating-people_no-amount-of-service-we-do-can-impress-g_1550598.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/sunday-adelaja-35_appreciating-people_no-amount-of-service-we-do-can-impress-g_1550598.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/sunday-adelaja-35_appreciating-people_no-amount-of-service-we-do-can-impress-g_1550598.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“No amount of service we do can impress God, only our service to ordinary people can” — Sunday Adelaja", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Do I recognize the difference between a good action designed to impress God and a good action simply inspired by God?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/do-i-recognize-the-difference-between-a-good-action-designed-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/anonymous-1_quote_do-i-recognize-the-difference-between-a_1380842.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/anonymous-1_quote_do-i-recognize-the-difference-between-a_1380842.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/anonymous-1_quote_do-i-recognize-the-difference-between-a_1380842.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Do I recognize the difference between a good action designed to impress God and a good action simply…” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The one thing you can give God that will truly impress God is freindship. 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