--- title: "9 Primarily God Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Primarily God quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Primarily God sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/matt-chandler-2213_conflict_the-conflict-you-re-having-is-not-primar_1059534.png" --- > [“The conflict you’re having is not primarily about them; God is working in this conflict to reveal something about you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/the-conflict-you-re-having-is-not-primarily-about-them-god-is-working/) [Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/matt-chandler-2213_conflict_the-conflict-you-re-having-is-not-primar_1059534.png) > [Worship is an exercise of the Holy Spirit directed primarily to God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-martin/worship-is-an-exercise-of-the-holy-spirit-directed-primarily-to-god/) [Ralph Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2e/ralph-martin-40430_exercise_worship-is-an-exercise-of-the-holy-spiri_127045.png) > [No man that has ever lived has done a thing to please God--primarily. It was done to please himself, then God next.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/no-man-that-has-ever-lived-has-done-a-thing-to-please-god-primarily/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/091/mark-twain-22_done_no-man-that-has-ever-lived-has-done-a-th_2025288.png) > [If religion means primarily God-consciousness, or the realization of God both within and without, and secondarily a body of beliefs, tenets and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paramahansa-yogananda/if-religion-means-primarily-god-consciousness-or-the-realization-of/) [Paramahansa Yogananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paramahansa-yogananda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/528/paramahansa-yogananda-556_belief_if-religion-means-primarily-god-consciou_2518618.jpg) > [“How is it then that we’ve come to imagine that Christianity consists primarily in what we do for God? How has this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brennan-manning/how-is-it-then-that-we-ve-come-to-imagine-that-christianity-consists/) [Brennan Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brennan-manning/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/brennan-manning-959_christianity_how-is-it-then-that-we-ve-come-to-imagin_400876.png) > [The explanation is that prayer is not primarily God's way of getting things done. It is God's way of giving the church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-billheimer/the-explanation-is-that-prayer-is-not-primarily-god-s-way-of-getting/) [Paul Billheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-billheimer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/684/paul-billheimer-38433_church_the-explanation-is-that-prayer-is-not-pr_684390.jpg) > [“Prayer begins and ends not with the needs of man but with the glory of God (John 14:13). It should be concerned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur/prayer-begins-and-ends-not-with-the-needs-of-man-but-with-the-glory/) [John F. MacArthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/605/john-f-macarthur-32422_glory-of-god_prayer-begins-and-ends-not-with-the-need_670792.jpg) > [Love for yourself, love for the planet, love for each other. Love primarily for God - your number one relationship in life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-dyer/love-for-yourself-love-for-the-planet-love-for-each-other-love/) [Wayne Dyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-dyer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbe/wayne-dyer-158_connected_love-for-yourself-love-for-the-planet-lo_1014794.png) > [In doing one's work primarily for God, the fear of undue restriction is put, sooner or later, out of the question. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/basil-king/in-doing-one-s-work-primarily-for-god-the-fear-of-undue-restriction/) [Basil King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/basil-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/339/basil-king-54080_cheerful_in-doing-one-s-work-primarily-for-god-th_980894.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/primarily-god/#itemlist", "name": "Primarily God Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The conflict you’re having is not primarily about them; God is working in this conflict to reveal something about you.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Matt Chandler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/the-conflict-you-re-having-is-not-primarily-about-them-god-is-working/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/matt-chandler-2213_conflict_the-conflict-you-re-having-is-not-primar_1059534.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/matt-chandler-2213_conflict_the-conflict-you-re-having-is-not-primar_1059534.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/matt-chandler-2213_conflict_the-conflict-you-re-having-is-not-primar_1059534.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The conflict you’re having is not primarily about them; God is working in this conflict to reveal something…” — Matt Chandler", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Worship is an exercise of the Holy Spirit directed primarily to God", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ralph Martin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-martin/worship-is-an-exercise-of-the-holy-spirit-directed-primarily-to-god/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2e/ralph-martin-40430_exercise_worship-is-an-exercise-of-the-holy-spiri_127045.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2e/ralph-martin-40430_exercise_worship-is-an-exercise-of-the-holy-spiri_127045.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2e/ralph-martin-40430_exercise_worship-is-an-exercise-of-the-holy-spiri_127045.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Worship is an exercise of the Holy Spirit directed primarily to God” — Ralph Martin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No man that has ever lived has done a thing to please God--primarily. 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