“Discipleship is based not on devotion to abstract ideals, but on devotion to a person, the Lord Jesus Christ;”
― Studies in the Sermon on the Mount: God's Character and the Believer's Conduct
― Studies in the Sermon on the Mount: God's Character and the Believer's Conduct
“Patience is more than endurance. A saint's life is in the hands of God like a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see, and He stretches and strains, and every now and again the saint says--'I cannot stand anymore.' God does not heed, He goes on stretching till His purpose is in sight, then He lets fly. Trust yourself in God's hands. Maintain your relationship to Jesus Christ by the patience of faith. 'Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.”
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“Beware of any work for God which enables you to evade concentration on Him. A great many Christian workers worship their work.”
― My Utmost for His Highest
― My Utmost for His Highest
“We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defense. We pray when there's nothing else we can do, but God wants us to pray before we do anything at all.
Most of us would prefer, however, to spend our time doing something that will get immediate results. We don't want to wait for God to resolve matters in His good time because His idea of 'good time' is seldom in sync with ours.”
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Most of us would prefer, however, to spend our time doing something that will get immediate results. We don't want to wait for God to resolve matters in His good time because His idea of 'good time' is seldom in sync with ours.”
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