The ability to calm your soul and wait before God is one of the most difficult things in the Christian life. Our old nature is restless... the world around us is frantically in a hurry. But a restless heart usually leads to a reckless life.
Ministry takes place when divine resources meet human needs through loving channels to the glory of God.
Never underestimate the importance of simply being physically present in the place God wants you. You may not be asked to perform some dramatic ministry, but simply being there is a ministry.
The secret of a happy life is to delight in duty. When duty becomes delight, then burdens become blessings
Real contentment must come from within. You and I can not change or control the world around us, but we can change and control the world within us.
It is futile for us to try to serve God without the power of the Holy Spirit. Talent, training, and experience cannot take the place of the power of the Spirit.
Those times when you feel like quitting can be times of great opportunity, for God uses your troubles to help you grow.
It is a remarkable thing that some of the most optimistic and enthusiastic people you will meet are those who have been through intense suffering.
When we change the message of God, we change the God of the message.
Hypocrisy means deliberately pretending. None of us lives up to his ideals; none of us is all that he would like to be or all that he could be in Christ. But that is not hypocrisy. Falling short of our ideals is not hypocrisy. Pretending we have reached our ideals when we have not - that is hypocrisy.
We do not understand and then obey: that is instruction. We obey by faith, and then we understand: that is illumination.
When it seems as if God is far away, remind yourself that He is near. Nearness is not a matter of geography. God is everywhere. Nearness is likeness. The more we become like the Lord, the nearer He is to us.
Life's trials are not easy. But in God's will, each has a purpose. Often He uses them to enlarge you.
The eyes see what the heart loves. If the heart loves God and is single in this devotion, then the eyes will see God whether others see Him or not
He knows when we go into the storm, He watches over us in the storm, and He can bring us out of the storm when His purposes have been fulfilled.
If the only way I can make myself look good is to criticize you, something is seriously wrong with me.
God has ordained that His people live by promises and not by explanations.
Your heart grows by giving out, but your mind grows by taking in; and both are necessary to a happy and balanced life of service.
The Christian life is a pilgrimage from earth to heaven, and our task is to take as many as possible with us as we make this journey.
Truth without love is brutality, and love without truth is hypocrisy.
After all, a crisis doesn't make a person; it reveals what a person is made of.
If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm.
Meekness is power under control.
I will be satisfied to the extent that I see everything I have as a gift from God. Here is the truth: Everything you have – your money, talent, friendships, marriage, children, material possessions, health, home, bike, car, even the country you live in – is a gift from God that He had chosen out of His generous nature to give you.
The most miserable prison in the world is the prison we make for ourselves when we refuse to show mercy. Our thoughts become shackled, our emotions are chained, the will is almost paralyzed. But when we show mercy, all of these bonds are broken, and we enter into a joyful liberty that frees us to share God's love with others.
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