Joshua Douglas

“but it’s tough to pray earnestly and regularly for a missionary or Christian worker. It is precisely this earnest prayer, however, this serious, heartfelt, get-down- to-business-with-God prayer, that God attends to. Read the great prayers of the Bible and ask yourself if those people were earnest or not. A beautiful example is Hannah’s prayer for a son in 1 Samuel 1. She was so intense in her prayer, so oblivious to everything going on around her, that the priest at the house of the Lord thought she was drunk! But of course the supreme example was Jesus Himself, a man who would continue all night in prayer to God, who literally wore the disciples out by having them pray with Him. Read Jesus’ prayers in the Gospels and ask if this man was not earnestly involved in His praying. Our prayers may often go unanswered because we really care so little.”
― William Lane Craig, Hard Questions, Real Answers

“Might we be lacking an appropriate fear of, wonder at, trembling before, the Lord Jesus, the real Jesus who will one day silence the raging of the nations with a moment’s whisper? Jesus rules.”
― Dane C. Ortlund, Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners

“From this point forward, every minute you choose being resentful, angry, or bitter, is a minute you’re choosing to have less joy, less love, and less fun. When you choose anger and resentment, you’re choosing to not fully live whatever life you have left. To be whole, you have to set down your anger, forgive your husband, and let those things go.”
― John Delony, Own Your Past Change Your Future: A Not-So-Complicated Approach to Relationships, Mental Health & Wellness

“In the same way that playing matchbox cars on the front lawn loses its attractiveness when we’re invited to spend the afternoon at a NASCAR race, sin loses its appeal as we allow ourselves to be re-enchanted time and again with the unsurpassable beauty of Jesus. Remember what we noted in chapter 1 about “the unsearchable riches of Christ” (Eph. 3:8).”
― Dane C. Ortlund, Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners