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“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
“To a discontented heart, our neighbor is not an object of kindness but a symbol of the life we wish we had. But, secure in the eternal love of Christ for us, united to him by faith, and reminded of his sacrifice on our behalf, we can trust him with our circumstances and freely love others.”
― Contentment: Seeing God's Goodness
― Contentment: Seeing God's Goodness
“It is but one side of a Christian to endeavour to do what pleases God; you must as well endeavour to be pleased with what God does.”
― The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
― The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
“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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