Quotes By Michael W. Smith

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

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

God deserves the best from us.

I think worship is a lifestyle, first of all.

We've probably never met, but I wish we had.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I think there's a passion for God like never before.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Some of the most powerful times are when we're quiet.

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

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

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

Not everyone can lead worship.

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

I, on the other hand, have a bit of a southern accent.

I think one of my greatest gifts is leading worship.

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.

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

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