Adam Ferguson

“The great reality is God, who is the author of that lower and dependent reality which makes up the sum of created things, including ourselves. God has objective existence independent of and apart from any notions which we may have concerning Him. The worshipping heart does not create its object. It finds Him here when it wakes from its moral slumber in the morning of its regeneration.”
― A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God

“You have nothing with which to bargain. You can offer Jesus only one thing—belief. He simply asks, “Do you believe in Me?”
― Cary Schmidt, Real Christianity: Embrace the Grace, Endure the Struggle, Enjoy the Relationship

“Real Christians are repeat offenders but regular repenters.”
― Cary Schmidt, Real Christianity: Embrace the Grace, Endure the Struggle, Enjoy the Relationship

“God doesn’t respond because someone opens up some new insight for Him. No. In persistent, fervent prayer, God prepares the soil of one’s heart to make room for the seed of His answer, from which will flower an alignment with His will.”
― Ravi Zacharias, The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha