“Today is mine. Tomorrow is none of my business. If I peer anxiously into the fog of the future, I will strain my spiritual eyes so that I will not see clearly what is required of me now.” Elizabeth Elliot Lord, keep me focused on today and on Your will. Help me to follow YourContinue reading “Trust for Today”
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God Never Hurries
“God never hurries. There are no deadlines against which he must work. Only to know this is to quiet our spirits and relax our nerves.” ― A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God It may seem strange to you that I posted a photo of elephants for this quote. To me, they seem the epitome of peaceful, easy-going beings.Continue reading “God Never Hurries”
Closer to God
“We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.” — Francis Chan My Friday morning Bible study group is reading one of Francis Chan’s books together: Letters to the Church. Every book of his I’ve read has challenged me to grow closer to God.
All or Nothing
“If Christ is not all to you He is nothing to you. He will never go into partnership as a part Saviour of men. If He be something He must be everything, and if He be not everything He is nothing to you.”― Charles H. Spurgeon Definitely a thought-provoking quote.
Our Father
“He remembers our frame and knows that we are dust. He may sometimes chasten us, it is true, but even this He does with a smile, the proud, tender smile of a Father who is bursting with pleasure over an imperfect but promising son who is coming every day to look more and more likeContinue reading “Our Father”
In the Hands of God
“Patience is more than endurance. A saint’s life is in the hands of God like a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see, and He stretches and strains, and every now and again the saint says–‘I cannot stand anymore.’ God does not heed, HeContinue reading “In the Hands of God”
I Worship You
“The point is not to completely understand God but to worship Him. Let the very fact that you cannot know Him fully lead you to praise Him for His infiniteness and grandeur.” — Francis Chan God, you are love and wisdom, creator and justice, all-knowing and all-powerful. I will never understand the depths of yourContinue reading “I Worship You”
Prayer
“Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts.” Mother Teresa I love this definition of prayer.
I Can Never Repay Him
Photo credit: Emma Sturm “Sometimes I go to God and say, “God, if Thou dost never answer another prayer while I live on this earth, I will still worship Thee as long as I live and in the ages to come for what Thou hast done already. God’s already put me so far in debtContinue reading “I Can Never Repay Him”
Irony
“The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time.” — Francis Chan Ow! This quote hurts, doesn’t it? To be totally honest, there are many times I’d rather be doing something fun, creative, or inspiring–before, or instead of,Continue reading “Irony”
Growing Our Faith Together 