STOP CROSSINGS OCEANS FOR PEOPLE WHO WOULDN'T JUMP IN A PUDDLE FOR YOU. "STOP TRYING TO FORCE CONNECTIONS. SOMETIMES YOU JUST DON'T VIBE WITH CERTAIN PEOPLE ANYMORE. IT'S OKAY WHEN YOU OUTGROW WHAT NO LONGER FITS. AFTER ALL, SHOULDN'T GROWTH ALWAYS BE THE GOAL?" "YOU CAN'T UNDO THE PAST...BUT YOU CAN CERTAINLY MATURE TO A PLACE WHERE YOU DELIBERATELY DECIDE NOT TO REPEAT IT."
"ELEVATION REQUIRES ELIMINATION. SO EMBRACE THE FACT THAT NOT EVERYBODY CAN GO WITH U TO THE NEXT LEVEL. BY DEFINITION "ELIMINATE" MEANS "TO EXCLUDE FROM FURTHER PARTICIPATION." AND AS MUCH AS U WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THEM ON THE TEAM, THERE'S NO LONGER A PLAY FOR THEIR PART."
“SATAN SEEKING WHOM HE MAY DEVOUR IS NO MATCH FOR A SAVIOR SEEKING WHOM HE CAN DELIVER.”
"Since God’s word is what convicts, converts, builds up, and sanctifies God’s people, expository preaching allows His agenda to set the agenda of the church." - Kirk Alexander
New believers are the lifeblood of the church. Of course, they need older believers to help them get grounded spiritually. Older believers need younger believers to energize them. Younger believers need older believers to stabilize them.
“… the sins of the godly are more heinous than others. They are committed against more light and against more benefits and favors.” — Richard Sibbes
"Warm-hearted saints keep each other warm, but cold is also contagious." — Charles Spurgeon
Our tears unite us. They make us safe. They allow us to whisper, “The Lord helped me survive and He’ll help you too. I’ll hold your hand while you find your way to Him.” And when we make one other human simply see they aren’t alone, we make the world a better place.
Mercy, pardon, and grace could find no other way to issue forth from the heart of the Father but by the heart-blood of the Son; and so do they stream unto the heart of a sinner. —John Owen, An Exposition Upon Psalm CXXX; Works 6:406
"Kill hope in a man, and you have killed the man's best self." — Charles Spurgeon
Neither need we fear crosses, sigh, or be sad for anything that is on this side of heaven if we have Christ. —Samuel Rutherford It is not what a man does that determines whether his work is sacred or secular, it is why he does it. - A.W Tozer - Nothing's more dangerous than 2 imagine we're born again and sanctified by the Spirit after picking up a few religious feelings -J.C. Ryle
One of the fruits of grace is extending grace to others. Rest assured, where grace is not shown, grace does not reside.
"It is quite right that you should think little of yourself: perhaps to droop your head is a part of your beauty: many flowers had not been half so lovely if they had not practiced the art of hanging their heads." - Charles Spurgeon
All [good] that you do without this (forgiveness from God), however, it may 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 or ease your consciences, is not at all 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘎𝘰𝘥. —John Owen, Works 6:533 Has anyone interacted with the great arguments in GBTS' Journal and Jeffrey Johnson's book Saving Natural Theology from Thomas Aquinas? I have not seen any.
"Oh feeble child of God, the Lord taketh care of you! Your heavenly Father feedeth ravens, and guides the flight of sparrows: should he not much more care for you, oh ye of little faith?" - Charles Spurgeon
At times, it seems some people think that you need an advanced degree in philosophy in order to understand the Bible.
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