“Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.” - Jim Elliot
That is why Christ says that we must be "Mary"s before "Martha"s--if we don't sit at His feet first, then we will not have to power to serve others. - Katie (YLCF)
I suspect that a very large part of being an ambassador involves shutting my mouth. It means leaving the comfortable bubble of my own thoughts and opening my heart to the hurts and confusions of others. - YLCF
The reason we often fail to find the will of God is that we delight in other things. Christians engaged in evangelism are tempted to delight in the adventure of it. Or we delight in the fellowship of the Gospel and the enthusiasm we share. I assure you that if you delight in any work of God or in any organization or movement, discouragement will sooner or later catch up with you. Our God is a jealous God, and He will not share His glory with an organization or a personality or a movement, however spiritual. - George Verwer, from Come! Live! Die!
The Scripture was, "Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this" (Psalm 37:5). The author of Streams in the Desert says that "The literal meaning of this verse is “Roll your way onto Jehovah and trust upon Him, and He works. - unknown
Over time I would realize that I thought I deserved to be blessed because I had tried to honor my parents and keep the principles of God’s word. God wanted to bless me but He wanted me to understand that His blessing was not based off my performance and good deeds. Rather on the fact that I am His child and he looks in the recesses of our heart not on the outward behavior. - YLCF
On waiting on God:
I think the answer is in truly trusting God and waiting on Him. By waiting, I do not mean passively doing nothing, but rather actively praying, seeking God's direction and wisdom and stepping out in faith wherever He seems to be leading. - YLCF
Labels: quotes
