Lisa

“That rough-looking diamond is put upon the wheel of the lapidary. He cuts it on all sides. It loses much--much that seemed costly to itself. The king is crowned; the diadem is put upon the monarch's head with trumpet's joyful sound. A glittering ray flashes from that coronet, and it beams from that very diamond which was just now so sorely vexed by the lapidary. You may venture to compare yourself to such a diamond, for you are one of God's people; and this is the time of the cutting process. Let faith and patience have their perfect work, for in the day when the crown shall be set upon the head of the King, Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, one ray of glory shall stream from you. "They shall be mine," saith the Lord, "in the day when I make up my jewels." "Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof.”
― Charles H. Spurgeon, MORNING AND EVENING: DAILY READINGS

“As you go through life, don’t let your feelings—real as they are—invalidate your need to let the truth of God’s words guide your thinking. Remember that the path to your heart travels through your mind. Truth matters.”
― Randy Alcorn, Seeing the Unseen: A Daily Dose of Eternal Perspective

“Messenger has come to you from among yourselves. Your suffering distresses him: he is deeply concerned for you and full of kindness and mercy towards the believers.”
― Anonymous

“Take care to do your prayers, praying in the best way, and stand before God in devotion. If you are in danger, pray when you are out walking or riding; when you are safe again, remember God, for He has taught you what you did not know.”
― Anonymous