When faced with a decision, many people say they are waiting for God. But I understand, in most cases, God is waiting for me.
From Isaiah 30:18: “Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore He will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.”
Andy Andrews born 1959) is an American author. He also speaks frequently to groups such as corporations, organizations, athletic teams, and the U.S. military.
The need is great and so are the opportunities to make a difference.
I think “quiet” sometimes is a greater power than noise. It can harbor and reveal feelings that can’t be expressed.
American actor Paul Newman’s life was much more than just the films he starred in. While he earned an Academy Award for Best Actor in “The Color of Money” (1986), he left an indelible footprint with his efforts as philanthropist and entrepreneur.
American actor Robert Redford starred in two films with Paul Newman: “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969) and “The Sting” (1973). Redford’s directing skills have received four Academy Award nominations with one win for “Ordinary People” (1980).
The real test of the saint is not preaching the Gospel, but washing disciples’ feet, that is, doing the things that do not count in the actual estimate of men, but count everything in the estimate of God.
From 2 Corinthians 12:15: “I will most gladly spend and be spent for you. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?”
Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher. Following his death from an illness while in Egypt during World War I, his wife took on the task of transcribing the detailed notes she had written from his lectures and sermons. Gertrude Hobbs Chambers’ efforts resulted in the publication in 1924 of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST. I frequently read from this devotional, and it has greatly deepened my faith and understanding of God’s Word.
Wherever Law ends, Tyranny begins.
There is nothing more ancient than the truth.
John Locke was an English philosopher and physician. He is often referred to as the “Father of Liberalism.”
Rene Descartes was a French philosopher and mathematician. His works were instrumental in the emergence of modern philosophy and science.
God will answer all our questions in one way and one way only. Namely, by showing us more of His Son.
From John 3:17-18: “Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world but in order that the world might be saved through Him. Those who believe in Him are not condemned, but those who do not believe are condemned already because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God.”
Watchman Nee (1903-1972) was a Chinese church leader and Christian teacher. He authored a collection of Christian books, and he endured persecution for his beliefs. Ultimately, he died while being imprisoned for the final twenty years of his life.
Married life requires shared mystery even when all the facts are known.
Most things don’t stay the way they are for very long. I take nothing for granted and try to be ready for the change that’s soon to come.
Richard Ford (born 1944) is an American novelist and short story writer. One of his most recognized and honored works is the novel, INDEPENDENCE DAY, which earned him a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1996.
If we expect God to work according to our timetable, we’re likely to face disappointment. Ours is a long-term walk of faith.
From Hebrews 11:1-3: “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.”
It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy.
From Hebrews 13:5: “Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for He himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”
George Lorimer (1867-1937) was an American author, journalist, and publisher. One of his most enduring accomplishments was editing THE SATURDAY EVENING POST from 1899 to 1936.
Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.
One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes a revolution in order to establish a dictatorship.
English novelist and journalist, George Orwell (1903-1950), was an outspoken political commentator, but he was much better known for his literary works, including the novels 1984 and ANIMAL FARM.
Faith is not believing in my own unshakable belief. Faith is believing an unshakable God when everything in me trembles and quakes.
From 2 Timothy 4:7: “I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.”
Beth Moore (born 1957) is an American Christian evangelist, author, and teacher.
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