--- title: "17 Way Quotes By Ann Voskamp" description: "17 Way quotes by Ann Voskamp. Plus more from Ann Voskamp and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9f/ann-voskamp-729_eye_praying-with-eyes-wide-open-is-the-only_1995024.png" --- > [Praying with eyes wide open is the only way to pray without ceasing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/praying-with-eyes-wide-open-is-the-only-way-to-pray-without-ceasing/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9f/ann-voskamp-729_eye_praying-with-eyes-wide-open-is-the-only_1995024.png) > [Gratitude is the most fruitful way of deepening your consciousness that you are a divine choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/gratitude-is-the-most-fruitful-way-of-deepening-your-consciousness-2/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/ann-voskamp-729_choices_gratitude-is-the-most-fruitful-way-of-de_1611549.png) > [Stress isn't only a joy stealer. The way we respond to it can be sin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/stress-isn-t-only-a-joy-stealer-the-way-we-respond-to-it-can-be-sin/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93e/ann-voskamp-729_joy_stress-isn-t-only-a-joy-stealer-the-way_1976410.png) > [I came into this world the way every person on the planet does - with clenched fists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/i-came-into-this-world-the-way-every-person-on-the-planet-does-with/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/194/ann-voskamp-729_came_i-came-into-this-world-the-way-every-per_2091126.png) > [The only way to fight a feeling is with a feeling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/the-only-way-to-fight-a-feeling-is-with-a-feeling/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca1/ann-voskamp-729_feeling_the-only-way-to-fight-a-feeling-is-with_2640095.png) > [Thanksgiving-giving thanks in everything-prepares the way that God might show us His fullest salvation in Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/thanksgiving-giving-thanks-in-everything-prepares-the-way-that-god/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac5/ann-voskamp-729_christ_thanksgiving-giving-thanks-in-everything_130356.png) > [The only way to care for the disadvantaged - is to disadvantage yourself -which is guaranteed to turn out for your advantage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/the-only-way-to-care-for-the-disadvantaged-is-to-disadvantage/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53a/ann-voskamp-729_advantage_the-only-way-to-care-for-the-disadvantag_1999027.png) > [There is a way to live the big of giving thanks in all things. It is this: to give thanks in this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/there-is-a-way-to-live-the-big-of-giving-thanks-in-all-things-it-is/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/ann-voskamp-729_add_there-is-a-way-to-live-the-big-of-giving_747993.png) > [Unbeknownst to me, two readers of the posts, both published authors, contacted their agent, Bill Jensen, within 24 hours of each other,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/unbeknownst-to-me-two-readers-of-the-posts-both-published-authors/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b1/ann-voskamp-729_agents_unbeknownst-to-me-two-readers-of-the-pos_874038.png) > [God lays down all of His fullness into all the emptiness. I am in Him. He is in me. I embrace God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/god-lays-down-all-of-his-fullness-into-all-the-emptiness-i-am-in-him/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/ann-voskamp-729_adam_god-lays-down-all-of-his-fullness-into-a_946397.jpg) > [The practice of giving thanks...eucharisteo...this is the way we practice the presence of God, stay present to His presence, and it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/the-practice-of-giving-thanks-eucharisteo-this-is-the-way-we-practice/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8db/ann-voskamp-729_eye_the-practice-of-giving-thanks-euchariste_1017158.png) > [How my eyes see, perspective, is my key to enter into His gates. I can only do so with thanksgiving. If my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/how-my-eyes-see-perspective-is-my-key-to-enter-into-his-gates-i-can/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/580/ann-voskamp-729_christianity_how-my-eyes-see-perspective-is-my-key-to_3125517.png) > [ \[Bill Jensen\] shared his extensive publishing background with me, and prayerfully offered to work out a proposal and to see if God… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/bill-jensen-shared-his-extensive-publishing-background-with-me-and/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7df/ann-voskamp-729_backgrounds_bill-jensen-shared-his-extensive-publish_1311881.png) > [The whole of the life -- even the hard -- is made up of the minute parts, and if I miss the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/the-whole-of-the-life-even-the-hard-is-made-up-of-the-minute-parts/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8af/ann-voskamp-729_add_the-whole-of-the-life-even-the-hard-is-m_464200.png) > [Do I really smother my own joy because I believe that anger achieves more than love? That Satan's way is more powerful,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/do-i-really-smother-my-own-joy-because-i-believe-that-anger-achieves-2/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3d/ann-voskamp-729_achieve_do-i-really-smother-my-own-joy-because-i_2994257.png) > [Expose your life to real need. Visit a developing a country. Take a short term mission trip. Write an inmate, send a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/expose-your-life-to-real-need-visit-a-developing-a-country-take-a/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/ann-voskamp-729_awareness_expose-your-life-to-real-need-visit-a-de_1905902.jpg) > [And the earth under your feet, the rain over your face upturned, the stars spinning all around you in the brazen glory:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/and-the-earth-under-your-feet-the-rain-over-your-face-upturned-the-2/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/ann-voskamp-729_beautiful_and-the-earth-under-your-feet-the-rain-o_1783349.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## More by Ann Voskamp > [We only enter into the full life if our faith gives thanks. Because how else do we accept His free gift of salvation if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/we-only-enter-into-the-full-life-if-our-faith-gives-thanks-because/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) > [The answer to deep anxiety is the deep adoration of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/the-answer-to-deep-anxiety-is-the-deep-adoration-of-god/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) > [“Trauma's storm can mask the Christ and feelings can lie. I draw all the hurting voices close and I tough their scars with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/trauma-s-storm-can-mask-the-christ-and-feelings-can-lie-i-draw-all/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) > [“How long does it take for your soul to recognize that your life is full? The slower the living, the greater the sense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/how-long-does-it-take-for-your-soul-to-recognize-that-your-life-is/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) > [“For forty long years, God's people daily eat manna - a substance whose name literally mans 'What is it?' Hungry, they choose to gather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/for-forty-long-years-god-s-people-daily-eat-manna-a-substance-whose/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) > [The real romantics imagine greying and sagging and wrinkling as the deepening of something sacred.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/the-real-romantics-imagine-greying-and-sagging-and-wrinkling-as-the/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) > [Scales always lie. They don't make a scale that ever told the truth about value, about worth, about significance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/scales-always-lie-they-don-t-make-a-scale-that-ever-told-the-truth/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) > [Darkness transfigures into light, bad transfigures into good, grief transfigures into grace, empty transfigures into full. God wastes nothing – ‘makes everything work out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/darkness-transfigures-into-light-bad-transfigures-into-good-grief/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) > [“And the saddest of all may be when we give away our lives to insignificant things, things we didn’t realize we subconsciously loved. Turns…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/and-the-saddest-of-all-may-be-when-we-give-away-our-lives-to/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) > [“Satan's sin becomes the first sin of all humanity: the sin of ingratitude .”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/satan-s-sin-becomes-the-first-sin-of-all-humanity-the-sin-of/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) > [Simplicity is never a matter of circumstances; simplicity is a matter of focus. So in the midst of educating and parenting our children, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/simplicity-is-never-a-matter-of-circumstances-simplicity-is-a-matter/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) > [Every day, with every word, we get to decide: Do we mar the world, or mark the world?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/every-day-with-every-word-we-get-to-decide-do-we-mar-the-world-or/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) > [Thanksgiving-giving thanks in everything-prepares the way that God might show us His fullest salvation in Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/thanksgiving-giving-thanks-in-everything-prepares-the-way-that-god/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) > [Practice is the hardest part of learning, and training is the essence of transformation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/practice-is-the-hardest-part-of-learning-and-training-is-the-essence/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) > [Every moment I live, I live bowed to something. And if I don't see God, I'll bow down before something else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/every-moment-i-live-i-live-bowed-to-something-and-if-i-don-t-see-god/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/ann-voskamp/#itemlist", "name": "17 Way Quotes By Ann Voskamp", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Praying with eyes wide open is the only way to pray without ceasing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ann Voskamp" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/praying-with-eyes-wide-open-is-the-only-way-to-pray-without-ceasing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9f/ann-voskamp-729_eye_praying-with-eyes-wide-open-is-the-only_1995024.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9f/ann-voskamp-729_eye_praying-with-eyes-wide-open-is-the-only_1995024.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9f/ann-voskamp-729_eye_praying-with-eyes-wide-open-is-the-only_1995024.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Praying with eyes wide open is the only way to pray without ceasing.” — Ann Voskamp", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Gratitude is the most fruitful way of deepening your consciousness that you are a divine choice.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ann Voskamp" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/gratitude-is-the-most-fruitful-way-of-deepening-your-consciousness-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/ann-voskamp-729_choices_gratitude-is-the-most-fruitful-way-of-de_1611549.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/ann-voskamp-729_choices_gratitude-is-the-most-fruitful-way-of-de_1611549.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/ann-voskamp-729_choices_gratitude-is-the-most-fruitful-way-of-de_1611549.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Gratitude is the most fruitful way of deepening your consciousness that you are a divine choice.” — Ann Voskamp", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Stress isn't only a joy stealer. 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