Hope
Slipping away
Light’s heavenly truth
Called to trust God
Embracing
Challenges
Encroaching darkness
Light’s heavenly fortitude
Battle shall be God’s
Overcoming
Faith’s
Enduring presence
Light’s heavenly breath
Fears evaporate before God
Persevering
What we need is faith. For faith is not a tame and spineless thing that does nothing. Real faith dares something, something big and brawny, beyond the human.
From Proverbs 28:1: “The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.”
Clovis G. Chappell (1882-1972) was an American pastor and Christian author.
Harmony, balance, and rhythm. They’re all the three things that stay with you your whole life.
Perhaps the seeds of redemption lay not just in perseverance, hard work, and rugged individualism. Perhaps they lay in something more fundamental–the simple notion of everyone pitching in and pulling together.
Daniel James Brown (born 1951) is an American author. He specializes in creating narrative nonfiction books. The above quotes come from his book, The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
The Christian life is gloriously difficult, but the difficulty of it does not make us faint and cave in, it rouses us up to overcome.
From Matthew 7:13-14: “Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.”
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.
Though leaves are many, the root is one.
Hammer your thoughts into unity.
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was an Irish writer. As a poet, he was one of the most influential of the 20th century. In 1923, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Time is something that fills the empty spaces of life.
An overnight success is ten years in the making.
Tom Clancy (1947-2013) was an American author who pioneered the techno-thriller genre.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
The road to the head lies through the heart.
Born into this world
Gifted with abilities—
Using for goodness
Watching out for self
Keeping hungry wolves away—
Nourished in spirit
Many roads ahead
Opportunity’s pathway—
Making wise choices
Embracing
God’s wisdom
Accepting priceless truth
Overcoming through His understanding
Perseverance
Practicing
Daily self-discipline
Listening to God
Maturing from righteous lessons
Diligence
Honoring
Unconditional love
Mother and Father
Guided by Spirit above
Family
If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
From Proverbs 23:23: “Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.”
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was an English writer. Many of his published works featured insightful essays, sermons, and poems.
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