Quotes by David Wilkerson

“What is it about tears that should be so terrifying? the touch of God is marked by tears...deep, soul-shaking tears, weeping...it comes when that last barrier is down and you surrender yourself to ...”

“You asked the Holy Spirit for a miracle, and now that youve got one youre trying to argue it away. People who dont believe in miracles shouldnt pray for them.”

“The day you learn to be publically specific in your prayer, that is the day you will discover power.”

“The Holy Spirit is in charge here.We should write it for all to see on the lintels of every doorway we build. But since that might seem like so many words, we will do better: we will write it in ou...”

“A suburban pastor maintained services appropriate for his respected, professional parish. His father, an excitable traveling evangelist, visited and challenged the congregation to confront pride an...”

“When people quit talking to God, they quit talking to one another. And people who quit talking to God soon get very lonely and depressed. They are actually lonely for God, hungering for communion w...”

“After much prayer, careful study and reliance on the Holy Spirit, I have concluded this about Christs intercession for us. Jesus died on the cross to purchase peace with God for me and He is in he...”

“I have questioned God sometimes whether prayers have gone unanswered. But answered prayer is still harder to believe.”

“You win over people just like you win over a dog. You see a dog passing down the street with an old bone in his mouth. You don't grab the bone from him and tell him it's not good for him. He'll gro...”

“Drugs, what a devil-inspired poison! Its death on the installment plan.”

“Love is not only something you feel, it is something you do.”

“A final word: I am not knowledgeable about the internet. I do not have a computer. I guess that at 74 years of age, I don't have the patience to learn.”

“The Teen Challenge ministry was born out of those humble early days of ministry. It now includes over 500 drug and alcohol rehab centers around the world, even in Muslim countries. These include ho...”

“The Teen Challenge Training Center on Pennsylvania farmland houses over 200 men in rehab. Other farms and centers have been birthed out of this ministry all over the world.”

“I am not officially involved now in the direction of the Teen Challenge ministry, but I rejoice that God permits me to be the father of these ministries.”

“Every Teen Challenge ministry is responsible for raising its own finances, but we assist these works with finances, prayer and counseling, especially overseas in areas such as Siberia, Africa, Sout...”

“God has never, in the history of mankind, allowed his name to go long offended.”

“In these times, God's people must trust him for rest of body and soul.”

“When you strip it of everything else, Pentecost stands for power and life. That's what came into the church when the Holy Spirit came down on the day of Pentecost.”

“It follows that a tender heart that reaches for love and understanding is often the easiest to break. Hearts that are open and trusting are usually the ones that are wounded the most. This world is...”