God makes the sun shine every day ~
even though it is sometimes hidden behind the clouds.
Corrie ten Boom
Joy is not gush
Joy is not mere jolliness.
Joy is perfect acquiescence ~ acceptance, rest ~
in God's will, whatever comes.
Amy Carmichael
God's Word is a light not only to our path but to our thinking. Hide it in your heart today, and you will never walk in darkness.
Joni
You need to understand that you are being influenced by selfish pride when you reject the gifts of God, just because they do not come in a shape that suits your taste.
Fenelon
God knows what each one of us is dealing with. He knows our pressures. He knows our conflicts. And He has made a provision for each and every one of them. That provision is Himself in the person of the Holy Spirit, indwelling us and empowering us to respond rightly....
Kay Arthur
There will be times when we come to God,
listen to Him,
and then grapple with what we hear.
Charles Stanley
I am learning never to be disappointed, but to praise.
Arnot
Faith never wonders why.
Amy Carmichael
Do not lose faith in God. The grace He gives will be in direct proportion to the amount of sufferings you must bear. No one else can do this except the Creator who made us and knows how to renew our strength by His grace.
Fenelon
While what we call 'our own life' remains agreeable, we will not surrender it to Him. What then can God do in our interests but make 'our own life' less agreeable to us?
C.S. Lewis
Most of us still rate the events of our lives as either a "good" thing or a "bad" thing, but when we're finally able to merge all the events of our lives into the category of a God thing, then we will be where He wants us.
Nancy Missler
The more God loves us, the less He spares us!
Fenelon
Even though at first God's ways might seem harsh to our human mind, it's only because we cannot comprehend the glory that God wants to weave into our lives, once the hard shell of our soul has been shattered. Only then will we know the healing, the strengthening, the empowering, the rest, the peace and joy that comes from God's presence.
Nancy Missler
Our feelings do not affect God's facts.
Amy Carmichael
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole;
There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul.
Sometimes I feel discouraged,
And think my work's in vain,
But then the Holy Spirit revives my soul again.
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration
He whispers in our pleasures;
speaks in our conscience;
but shouts in our pain.
C.S. Lewis
As sure as God puts His children into the furnace of affliction, He will be with them in it.
Charles Spurgeon
As we focus on His love and Word, in time He will fill our void and loneliness and heal our pain.
Anita Corrine Donihue
If you want to hear God's voice clearly and you are uncertain, then remain in His presence until He changes this uncertainty. Often much can happen during this waiting for the Lord. Sometimes He changes pride into humility; doubt into faith and peace....
Corrie ten Boom
If we were given all we wanted here, our hearts would settle for this world rather than the next.
Elisabeth Elliot