Lorraine Chua

“I saw more clearly than ever, that the first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day was, to have my soul happy in the Lord. The first thing to be concerned about was not, how much I might serve the Lord, how I might glorify the Lord; but how I might get my soul into a happy state, and how my inner man may be nourished...I saw that the most important thing I had to do was to give myself to the reading of the Word of God and to meditation on it.”
― George Muller

“Our hearts, they need a mirror, Tessa. We see our better selves in the eyes of those who love us. And there is a beauty that brevity alone provides.” He dropped his gaze, then raised it to hers. “I would give you everything of myself,” he said. “I would give you more in two weeks than most men would give you in a lifetime.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess

“To be filled by the Spirit you must be empty of yourself and full of God.”
― Jackie Kendall, Lady in Waiting: Becoming God's Best While Waiting for Mr. Right

“The reality is that the Lord never calls the qualified; He qualifies the called.”
― Henry Blackaby