Find what causes a commotion in your heart. Find a way to write about that.
If you lose all hope, you can always find it again.
Richard Ford (born 1944) is an American novelist and short story writer. In 1996, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction from his book, INDEPENDENCE DAY.
God cannot reveal anything to us if we have not His spirit.
From Ephesians 5:18-20: “Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to one another, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
God sometimes does His work with gentle drizzle, not storms.
From Deuteronomy 32:2-3: “May my teaching drop like the rain,my speech condense like the dew, like gentle rain on grass,like showers on new growth. For I will proclaim the name of the Lord,ascribe greatness to our God!”
John Newton (1725-1807) was an English pastor who also was a writer of several hymns, including the beloved “Amazing Grace.” His early life is filled with contrasts, when compared to his later life. He served as a ship’s captain during the slave trade, but later renounced his work after his conversion to Christianity. He became an outspoken opponent of the slave trade later in his life.
From Philippians 4:6-7: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
None can believe how powerful prayer is, and what it is able to effect, but those who have learned it by experience.
Charles Spurgeon (British preacher)
I know of no better thermometer to your spiritual temperature than this, the measure of the intensity of your prayer.
From 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”