It is the broken heart that pleases God

"The best things of life come out of wounding. Wheat is crushed before it becomes bread. Incense must be cast upon the fire before its odors are set free. The ground must be broken with the sharp plough before it is ready to receive the seed. It is the broken heart that pleases God. The sweetest joys in life are the fruits of sorrow. Human nature seems to need suffering to fit it for being a blessing to the world." (Steams in the Desert) -- L. B. Cowan

A Meek Person is ...

"He knows he is as weak and helpless as God declared him to be, but paradoxically, he knows at the same time that he is in the sight of God of more importance than angels. IN HIMSELF, NOTHING; IN GOD, EVERYTHING. THAT IS HIS MOTTO." -- A.W. Tozer

That thing is sin

If you wish to determine the lawfulness of a pleasure, follow this rule:

"Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God,, or takes away the relish of spiritual things; whatever increases the authority of your body over your mind, that thing is sin." -- Mother of John Wesley

"Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatsoever you do, do all to the glory of God" 1 Cor. 10:31

Test for our love of God

"You shall not be known by special rites or habits, not by a special form of dress or manner of speech; not by special austerities and unusual customs, like the Pharisees, the Essenes or the scribes, but by deep, genuine, and tender affection. And it is well known it was this which eminently distinguished the first Christians, and was the subject of remark by the surrounding pagans. 'See,' said the pagan, 'see how they love one another! They are ready to lay down their lives for each other.' " (from Barnes' Notes, Electronic Database Copyright © 1997, 2003, 2005 by Biblesoft)

Look to the "Faithful One" for Victory

J. Hudson Taylor, the great missionary often said, "It is not by trying to be faithful, but in looking to the Faithful One, that we win the victory."

Doing God's Work--God's Way

"Yet another way of working is to begin with God; to ask His plans, and to offer ourselves to Him to carry out His purposes." -- Hudson Taylor (Emphasis supplied). Wycliffe Handbook of Preaching and Preachers, W. Wiersbe, p. 243.

'My name is I AM'

"I was regretting the past and fearing the future. Suddenly my Lord was speaking. 'My name is I AM.' He paused, I waited. He continued. 'When you live in the past with its mistakes and regrets it is hard. I am not there. My name is not, I WAS. When you live in the future with its problems and fears it is hard. I am not there. My name is not, I WILL BE. But when you live in this moment, it is not hard. I am here. My name is I AM.'" - Helen Malacoat