Michael W. Smith Quotes (37 Quotes)


    For some reason, and for a time such as this, God has given me favor with kings and princes.

    Love wasn't put in your heart to stay. Love isn't love until you give it away.

    Doing the instrumental thing, you're really looking for the power of the melody to carry the record.

    I think it all comes down to relationships - how I treat my wife, how I treat my kids, how I treat the guys at the grocery store, all aspects of every day, what I'm involved in.



    I'm on the journey like everybody, but I'm focused. I know where my strength comes from, and it doesn't have anything to do with Michael W. Smith.

    It's really interesting to go back to '93 or '94 and listen to that music, like the I'll Lead You Home record.

    Healing rain is a real touch from God. It could be physical healing or emotional or whatever.

    We were engaged three-and-a-half weeks after the first date.


    But I know God has big stuff planned that ultimately doesn't have anything to do with me.

    There are a lot of bad worship songs, in my opinion, but there are a lot of good ones, too.

    Even though we were all celebrities to a certain extent, we all looked at each other as family.

    I sang at the Inaugural prayer service at the National Cathedral.

    Just look at the Old Testament. They didn't go out with the army first. They sent the musicians out.


    I think if the church did what they were supposed to do we wouldn't have anyone sleeping on the streets.

    I've said to others that there were places I had forgotten about that were just so powerful. I've read the Gospels many times, but it's been a while since I've read through a whole book.

    I'm learning, but I'm getting better at it because I'm learning how to hear God in worship.

    This fall I'm doing something I've never done before. I'm starring in a film, an independent film.

    Really, I could care less if there's a Second Decade record.

    I think The Big Picture was such a huge shift from my second record.



    Transformation in the world happens when people are healed and start investing in other people.

    I've been there and done all that, sold millions of records, and that doesn't bring you peace.

    There are a lot of songs sitting around on my computer that didn't make it that I liked but you have to draw the line a little bit.


    First of all, you need to just absolutely pray with all your might that God will give you a heart for Him more than anything - for Him.

    I sure love Ireland. The first trip I ever made was last year when I did this record in Dublin.

    Things change when you give your life to serving God, and that can be scary.

    There's this real desire on our part to be the man and woman of God that He wants us to be, and to do that you have to be a servant.

    I believe people are afraid to be still because we're used to being stimulated.


    I've explored the worship side, the pop side, and the film scoring side of me.


    In terms of worship, I think we ought to have the right people leading.


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