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“when the heart of a man has nothing to do, but to be busy about creature-comforts, every little thing troubles him; but when the heart is taken up with the weighty things of eternity, with the great things of eternal life, the things of here below that disquieted it before are things now of no consequence to him in comparison with the other-how things fall out here is not much regarded by him, if the one thing that is necessary is provided for.”
― The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
― The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
“The cumulative testimony of the four Gospels is that when Jesus Christ sees the fallenness of the world all about him, his deepest impulse, his most natural instinct, is to move toward that sin and suffering, not away from it.”
― Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
― Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
“In active obedience, we worship God by doing what pleases God; but by passive obedience, we do as well worship God by being pleased with what God does.”
― The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
― The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
“When you and I met, the meeting was over very shortly, it was nothing. Now it is growing something as we remember it, what will it be when I remember it as I lie down to die, what it makes in me all my days till then - that is the real meeting. The other is only the beginning of it. You say you have poets in your world. Do they not teach you this?”
― Out of the Silent Planet
― Out of the Silent Planet
“When he was alone, he prayed. When he was tempted, he clung to the Word of God. When he was betrayed and disappointed by his friends, he offered forgiveness. Despite the exceptionally difficult circumstances of his own life, this man joyfully and constantly served others. His greatest desire was the glory”
― Contentment: Seeing God's Goodness
― Contentment: Seeing God's Goodness
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