The loneliness of the Christian results from his walk with God in an ungodly world, a walk that must often take him away from the fellowship of good Christians as well as from that of the unregenerate world. His God-given instincts cry out for companionship with others of his kind, others who can understand his [...]
Archive for the ‘Encouraging Quotes and Thoughts’ Category
Deep, Spiritual Longing {Tozer}
Posted in A.W. Tozer, Encouraging Quotes and Thoughts on 31/10/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Who God Uses {J.H. Taylor}
Posted in Encouraging Quotes and Thoughts, James Hudson Taylor on 26/10/2009 | Leave a Comment »
God uses men who are
weak and feeble enough
to lean on him.
A Sacrifice or an Honour? {Livingston}
Posted in David Livingston, Encouraging Quotes and Thoughts on 06/10/2009 | Leave a Comment »
If a commission by an earthly king is considered
an honour,
how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered
a sacrifice?
Tell-Tell Signs of Worldliness {L.E. Maxwell}
Posted in Encouraging Quotes and Thoughts, Great Reading, L.E. Maxwell on 20/03/2009 | 1 Comment »
The unwarranted time we can spend over some trifling hobby instead of ‘redeeming the time’ [Ephesians 5:16]. We call it relaxation, but there may be much worldliness in it.
The ease with which we can sit in slippered feet noting the world’s news when we might be giving the ‘good news’ to lost men. We refuse [...]
My Resolutions {Jonathan Edwards}
Posted in Encouraging Quotes and Thoughts, Great Reading, Jonathan Edwards on 04/03/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jonathan Edward’s Resolutions
These resolutions were written in Jonathan Edward’s personal diary:
1. Resolved, that I will do whatsoever I think to be most to the glory of God, and my own good, profit, and pleasure, in the whole of my duration; without any consideration of the time, whether now, or never so many myriads of ages hence.
2. [...]
The Stranger {Currie}
Posted in Encouraging Quotes and Thoughts, Great Reading on 22/02/2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few months before I was born, my dad met a stranger who was new to our small Tennessee town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer, and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around to welcome me into the world a few [...]
