Month: October 2014

It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect.  The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become toward the defect of others.
Francois Fenelon

be sure your sin will find you out.
Numbers 32:23
The King James Version

The world rings changes, it is never constant but in its disappointments.  The world is but a great inn, where we are to stay a night or two, and be gone; what madness is it so to set our heart upon our inn, as to forget our home?
Thomas Watson

I have found silence to be a powerful element in prayer.  To learn to be alone with God even in the presence of others is something we Christians should try to do.  There are innumerable times during the day when we can turn our thoughts, even for a moment, from business affairs and center them on God’s goodness, Christ’s love, our fellow man’s needs.
J. C. Penney

Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!  Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.
Psalm 119:36-37
The English Standard Version

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The true Bible is not the dead book, but the living reality, developed by the Spirit of God in the conscience of mankind.  It is not a printed thing.  The printed thing is the memorial of it, a souvenir of it, a mere chart; and a chart is not the ocean.
Phillips Brooks

If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.
James 1:26
The New Living Translation

It is easy to follow a person’s footprints if we walk close behind him, but if we walk some distance back, we might fail to see them as clearly.  Similarly, if we follow close after the Lord, we would easily see the footsteps along the way, but if we try to follow afar off, we would find it difficult to know the path of His will.
Andrew Bonar

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The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. As long as this exists, and it certainly always will, I know that then there will always be comfort for every sorrow, whatever the circumstances may be. And I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles.
Anne Frank

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.  Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Proverbs 4:14-15
The King James Version

Every day you have another opportunity to affect your future with the words you speak to God.
Stormie Omartian

“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”
Isaiah 12:2
The Revised Standard Version

The spirituality of my childhood is the one I would most like to have restored.  It was pure and fresh and honest.  I read God everywhere!
Macrina Wiederkehr

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Never try to save out of God’s cause; such money will canker the rest.  Giving to God is no loss; it is putting your substance in the best bank.  Giving is true having.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon

But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.
2 Corinthians 2:14
The English Standard Version

Everyday happiness means getting up in the morning, and you can’t wait to finish your breakfast.  You can’t wait to do your exercises.  You can’t wait to put on your clothes.  You can’t wait to get out- and you can’t wait to come home, because the soup is hot.
George Burns

Do not seek to plunge into the sea of knowledge all at once, but go there by way of the many streams that flow into it, since it is wiser to reach the more difficult things by way of the less difficult… I charge you to be slow to speak and slow to frequent places where men talk. Embrace cleanness of conscience. Be constant in prayer. Love to dwell in your inner room if you would penetrate into the inner room of your Beloved. Be courteous to everyone. Do not look too deeply into the deeds of others. Do not be overly familiar with anyone, for too great a familiarity breeds contempt and offers an occasion for being distracted from study. Do not in any way wish to pry into the words and deeds of worldly people. Flee from useless conversations. Do not forget to imitate the ways of the saints and holy people. Do not feel obligated to listen to what everyone says, but commit to memory anything good that you might hear others say… By these steps you will bring forth useful branches and fruits in the vineyard of the Lord of Sabaoth while life is in you. If you walk this way, you may obtain all that you desire.
Thomas Aquinas

our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction.
1 Thessalonians 1:5
The New International Version

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No one has any more time than you have.  It is the discipline and stewardship of your time that is important.  The management of time is the management of self; therefore if you manage time with God, He will be begin to manage you.
Jill Briscoe

Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved; for thou art my praise.
Jeremiah 17:14
The Revised Standard Version

Every single creature is full of God and is a book about God.
Meister Eckhart

It may be that for a long time you have had upon your mind some strong impression of duty; but you have held back, because you could not see what the next step would be.  Hesitate no longer.  Step out upon what seems to be the impalpable mist: you will find a solid rock beneath your feet; and every time you put your foot forward, you will find that God has prepared a stepping-stone, and the next, and the next- each as you come to it.  The bread is by the day.  The manna is new every morning.  He does not give us all the directions at once lest we should get confused.
F. B. Meyer

So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.
Galatians 5:16
The New International Version