To withhold forgiveness is to take poison and expect the unforgiven to die. Augustine
O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams. Augustine
The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home. Augustine
Let us leave a little room for reflection in our lives, room too for silence. Let us look within ourselves and see whether there is some delightful hidden place inside where we can be free of noise and argument. Augustine Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord! He will not draw back and let you fall! Put your worries aside and throw yourself on him; He will welcome you and heal you. Augustine Lord, teach me to know you and to know myself. Augustine Sin is believing the lie that you are self-created, self-dependent, and self-sustained. Augustine If you believe what you like in the Gospels, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself. Augustine He who has God has everything; he who has everything but God has nothing. Augustine "Jesus, I would have believed in You, but all your followers are hypocrites” will not be a legitimate excuse when you stand before the Lord one day. Don’t let the actions of others stop you from what God is calling you to do.
"The Bible is not only good but better than the best of treasure." — Charles Spurgeon
AS A BELIEVER, THERE ARE THREE DAYS YOU SHOULD NEVER WORRY ABOUT: YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW! IF YOU COULD SEE WHAT'S COMING LATER, YOU WOULD STOP STRESSING OVER WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW!
"KNOW THAT GOD HAS ALREADY PLANNED AND PREPARED A WAY OF ESCAPE FOR US IN THE MIDST OF EVERY TEMPTATION. TODAY WE'LL PRAY FOR DISCERNMENT TO SEE IT AND WISDOM TO TAKE IT!" "THE FIRST THING TO DO EVERY MORNING IS READ OR LISTEN TO SOMETHING POSITIVE. YOUR MIND IS LIKE A GARDEN - WHATEVER YOU PLANT GROWS. PLANT GOOD STUFF." (ALWYN COSGROVE) "EVERY VOCATION IS HOLY TO THE LORD. OUR VOCATION, OR WORK, IS AN EXTENSION OF OUR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF US WILL NEVER BE IN “OCCUPATIONAL" MINISTRY, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE ARE NOT MINISTERS." (PATRICK MORLEY) “EVERY THOUGHT IS A SEED. IF YOU PLANT CRAB APPLES, DON'T COUNT ON HARVESTING GOLDEN DELICIOUS.” (BILL MEYER) OF ALL WORK DONE UNDER THE SUN CHRISTIAN WORK SHOULD BE THE MOST OPEN 2 EXAMINATION. THERE'S POSITIVELY NO PLACE IN THE CHURCH 4 SLEIGHT OF HAND/DOUBLE TALK. EVERYTHING DONE BY THE CHURCH SHOULD BE COMPLETELY ABOVE SUSPICION. THE TRUE CHURCH WILL HAVE NOTHING 2 HIDE." (AW Tozer) "EASY TO SPOT A RED CAR WHEN YOU'RE ALWAYS THINKING OF A RED CAR. EASY TO SPOT OPPORTUNITIES WHEN YOU'RE ALWAYS THINKING OF OPPORTUNITIES. EASY TO SPOT REASONS TO BE MAD WHEN YOU'RE ALWAYS THINKING OF BEING MAD. YOU BECOME WHAT YOU CONSTANTLY THINK ABOUT. GUARD YOUR THOUGHTS." "YOU AREN'T AN ACCIDENT. YOU WEREN'T MASS-PRODUCED. YOU AREN'T AN ASSEMBLY-LINE PRODUCT. YOU WERE DELIBERATELY PLANNED, SPECIFICALLY GIFTED, AND LOVINGLY POSITIONED ON THIS EARTH BY THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN." (MAX LUCADO)
“If you are not prepared to be part of an unpopular minority, you should get out of ministry.” —Phil Johnson
"Justification without sanctification would not be salvation at all." — Charles Spurgeon
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