19 Perfect Christian Quotes About Family & Love

Family is God’s greatest blessing to us. Whether it’s our birth family, family of origin, the family we create, or people who earn a spot in our lives as family, there’s no love like it. These Christian quotes about family explain perfectly how God has blessed us with the people in our lives.

19 Sweet Christian Family Quotes 

You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.

Desmond Tutu

God gifts and blesses us with the people he places in our lives. And everyone we cross paths with, we meet them for a reason! Everyone plays a specific role in our life, as we play in theirs. God knows what He’s doing! 

When all the dust is settled, and all the crowds are gone, the things that matter are faith, family, and friends.

Barbara Bush

We place so much importance on things that in the end, won’t actually matter. We focus on money, fame, career, etc. But really, we need to put focus on the only things that will matter after this life; family and faith. 

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

George Bernard Shaw

We will never be able to comprehend the amount of joy and happiness we will get to experience after this life when we return to our Heavenly Father. The only thing that we can experience that even comes close to that joy is the feelings we get when we love and are loved by our family. 

Bless the food before us, the family beside us, and the love between us. Amen

This is such a perfect blessing of the food. It’s short and sweet, and full of love. What more can we ask for than a family full of love and a meal to share with them?

The ultimate treasures on earth and in heaven are our children.

Dallin H. Oaks

Our lives after this one are going to be different in just about every way, but one thing that won’t change is our family. Heavenly Father knows how much we love our children, and he is going to make sure we get to be with them for all eternity. 

The family is the first essential cell of human society.

Without family, the human race would cease to exist. The desire for family makes us want to keep having children and growing our families. 

What you do in your house is worth as much as if you did it up in heaven for our Lord God.

Martin Luther

God sees all. Everything we do, everything we think – He knows. He knows us better than we know ourselves. So make this life count and always strive to be worthy. 

Our family is a circle of strength and love, founded on faith, joined in love, kept by God.

The ultimate foundation of a family is faith and love. If we build our families on those principles, it will flourish. Loving our families and keeping God at the center of our lives will bring us the ultimate joy. 

We learn many virtues in our Christian families. Above all, we learn to love, asking nothing in return.

Pope Francis

If there’s one thing God asks of us, it’s to love. Love everyone. Treat everyone with love and compassion, no matter who they are. It’s the best way we can show our gratitude to God. 

Faith makes all things possible, love makes all things easy, hope makes all things work, and family makes life worth living.

Faith, love, hope, and family. That’s all we need in this life be happy and fulfilled. Those are the most important parts of life! 

The family that prays together stays together.

Prayer is something we should all be prioritizing in our families. Teaching our children than God hears our prayers and answers them will be a huge help in getting them through the hard times in their lives. 

The Christian family is missionary: it announces the love of God to the world.

Pope Francis

Being a Christian family sets an example and shares a testimony of God and His love for us. We should always be willing to talk about and express the love we have for our Christian family. 

A man ought to live so that everybody knows he is a Christian… and most of all, his family ought to know.

D.L. Moody

The best way to honor God is by living a life that follows His teachings and expresses love for Him. Everyone should be able to see that you are trying to live by His standards. 

Blessed by God. Spoiled by my husband. Protected by both.

Having God at the center of a marriage is essential to having a healthy, happy relationship full of love and respect. You can disrespect your marriage or your spouse without disrespecting God. 

Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst.

Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Home is our safe place. That is why we feel safe to act out, be angry, and show our crazy side. It’s where we know that we are loved unconditionally, even when we are going through something. 

I know I am blessed because I am healthy, loved, and have an adorable family.

God blesses us every day with so many things. But there’s no greater blessing than having a family and being loved by them. 

It is now clear to me that the family is a microcosm of the world. To understand the world, we can study the family; issues such as power, intimacy, autonomy, trust, and communication skills are vital parts underlying how we live in the world. To change the world is to change the family.

Virginia Satir

You can view the whole world as one great big family! If you take a look at the dynamics within a family, you will see that it mimics the way the world works. 

In time of test, family is best.

Burmese Proverb

When we are struggling, we need our family. Our family is our safe space where we should feel comfortable being vulnerable and relying on. Our family should be our rock. 

F.A.M.I.L.Y is one of the strongest words anyone can say because the letters of family mean: Father And Mother I Love You!

How perfect is that? There are plenty of acronyms out there for family, but this one fits so perfectly! 

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Final Thoughts On These Christian Quotes About Family

We hope you enjoyed these Christian family quotes as much as we did! Be sure to share them with your family to remind them of how grateful you are that God placed them in your life. Do you have any quotes you would add to the list? What is your favorite from this list? Comment them below!