Lord Quotes by Neal A. Maxwell

17 Lord quotes by Neal A. Maxwell

Neal A. Maxwell’s language often reads like a hymn, rich with metaphor and reverence. Across seventeen entries, his reflections on the Lord invite contemplation through vivid, lyrical expression.

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Even the good can become careless without the Lord's being there to chasten.

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Coming unto the Lord is not a negotiation, but a surrender.

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The acceptance of the reality that we are in the Lord's loving hands is only a recognition that we have never really…

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We cannot repent for someone else. But we can forgive someone else, refusing to hold hostage those whom the Lord seeks to…

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The Lord doesn't ask about your ability, only your availability; and, if you prove your dependability, the Lord will increase your capability.

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So it is that real, personal sacrifice never was placing an animal on the altar. Instead, it is a willingness to put…

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Stubborn selfishness leads otherwise good people to fight over herds, patches of sand, and strippings of milk. All this results from what…

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. . . just as God cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance, as we become more like Him,…

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As you submit your wills to God, you are giving Him the only thing you can actually give Him that is really…

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The Lord has said, ‘I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.’ (Isaiah 48:10, 1 Nephi 20:10). He knows, being omniscient,…

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Meanwhile, spiritual submissiveness brings about the wiser use of our time, talents, and gifts as compared with our laboring diligently but conditionally…

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If one is devoid of hope and thanksgiving, he cannot for long remain sinless, for he will, in despair, have slackened his…

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I assume, gladly, that in the allocation to America of remarkable leaders like Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln, the Lord…

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It is extremely important for you to believe in yourselves not only for what you are now but for what you have…

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Patient endurance permits us to cling to our faith in the Lord and our faith in His timing when we are being…

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How can you and I really expect to glide naively through life, as if to say, 'Lord, give me experience, but not…

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The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear…

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We can't dwell upon another's ingratitude without using up our time and talents unprofitably.

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The winds of tribulation, which blow out some men's candles of commitment, only fan the fires of faith of others.

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Power is most safe with those who are not in love with it!

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