"Truth is a grand series of caverns, it is our glory to have so great and wise a conductor as the Holy Spirit. Imagine that we are coming to the darkness of it. He is a light shining in the midst of us to guide us. And by the light he shows us wonderful things. He teaches us by suggestion, direction, and illumination." -- C.H. Spurgeon
"The man who comes to a right belief about God is relieved of ten thousand temporal problems, for he sees at once that these have to do with matters which at the most cannot concern him for very long." -- A.W. Tozer
"Whenever we sacrifice something--a circumstance, situation, notion--God always gives us something back that's far greater than we could dare ask or imagine." -- Joni Eareckson Tada, as quoted in Virtue magazine.
"The saints were spurred by a gut-level conviction that they had been called by no one less than God himself. As a result, their work wasn't affected by moods, cloudy days, or rocky trails.....Rather than strive to be spectacular, they aspired to be accountable and dependable. Their loyalty was not determined by their comfort; they were just as faithful in dark prisons as they were in spotlighted pulpits..." -- unknown
"Treat all that comes with peace of soul and with firm conviction that His will governs all." -- Elisabeth Elliot
"The greatest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets from it, but what he becomes by it." -- unknown
Dear Lord, Thank you for the reminder of Your presence which comes through prayers. Lord, I feel so jumbled, ill-prepared and out of sorts and out of place and I need You. Please help me to focus on priorities, to believe that You are helping me do what You want me to do.
-- Psalm 23:1 All that I need, I have in Him. Even those needs such as the need to give thanks, the need to forgive, the need to forget, the need to praise, the need to trust, the need to serve, the need to grow in the grace and wisdom of the Lord -- all of these needs are satisfied by and through and for Him.
Isaiah 26:8,9 "Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts. My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you" (Isaiah 26:8,9). ~ Dear God, I want my whole life to be a longing after You. I want everything I do and say to reflect my desire to know You. Fill me with Your fire and excitement. I also want to be a day when You teach me to trust, to forgive, to love -- By Your grace, I can do all that You ask of me. I pray this in Your name. Amen
Lord, as I begin this day, let my heart rest in You, my mind dwell in peace.
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