Overthrowing Doubts

Quote by Charles Spurgeon, shared by Erika T.

Should you not, besides reading the Bible, store your memories richly with the promises of God? You can recollect the sayings of great men; you treasure up the verses of renowned poets; 

ought you not to be profound in your knowledge of the words of God, so that you may be able to quote them readily when you would solve a difficulty, or overthrow a doubt?

Since "He hat said" (Hebrews 13:5) is the source of all wisdom, and the fountain of all comfort, let it dwell in your richly, as "A well of water, springing up unto everlasting life." So shall you grow healthy, strong, and happy in the divine life. (from Charles H. Spurgeon)

Am I a Reflection of Calvary Love?

An excerpt from “If” by Amy Carmichael

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If I have not compassion on my fellow-servant even as my Lord had pity on me, then I know nothing of Calvary love.

If I belittle those whom I am called to serve, talk of their weak points in contrast perhaps with what I think of as my strong points; if I adopt a superior attitude, forgetting “Who made thee to differ? And what has thou that thou hast not received?” then I know nothing of Calvary love.

If I can easily discuss the shortcomings and the sins of any; if I can speak in a casual way even of a child’s misdoings, then I know nothing of Calvary love.

If I find myself half-carelessly taking lapses for granted, “Oh, that’s what they always do,” “Oh, of course she talks like that, he acts like that,” then I know nothing of Calvary love.

If I enjoy a joke at the expense of another; if I can in any way slight another in conversation, or even in thought, then I know nothing of Calvary love.

If I can write an unkind letter, speak an unkind work, think an unkind thought without grief and shame, then I know nothing of Calvary love.

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Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth: 

1 Corinthians 13:4-8a

Dreams

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“We so easily allow our thoughts and emotions to be caught up in various ‘knights,’ 

using our time to dream about what could be, rather than concentrating on what is.”

“Tomorrow’s hopes fog our concentration for today.”

 (His Chosen Bride, by Jennifer Lamp)

A Gift to Offer

“One of the best gifts that can be offered to both the Lord and a husband is 

purity of heart, soul and body.” 

(His Chosen Bride, by Jennifer Lamp)

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Guarding our Heart

“To walk in purity, a Lady in Waiting must first guard the key to her heart.” 

(from Lady in Waiting, by Jackie Kendall and Debby Jones)

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Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 

(Proverbs 4:23)

A Divided Heart

“Ruth, don't you know He says: 'For I the Lord thy God am a Jealous God?' 

How often I have thought of that! He will not abide with a divided heart; 

He must be first; 

and, for myself, I did not for years keep Him first. 

God was not in all my thoughts." 

(Ruth Erskine’s Crosses, page 376)

One step to purity is to not have a “divided heart” – a heart focused on our dreams, our desires, and our passions cannot also be focused on God.

Little Corners

"I don't expect to reform the world, 

but I want to help enlighten my special corner of it."

From Wise and Otherwise, by Isabella (Pansy) Alden

We all have our "little corners" to work in, but with higher ideals we often overlook what we can do now, in our current corners: surprise our sister by doing her chore . . . send a friend an encouraging card . . . volunteer at church . . . the option are endless.


How will you brighten your corner today?

Little Things

"Little self-denials, 

little honesties, 

little passing words of sympathy, 

little nameless acts of kindness, 

little silent victories over favorite temptations

—these are the silent threads of gold which, 

when woven together, 

gleam out so brightly in the pattern of life that God approves."

(Dean Farrar)

Entire Consecration

“Entire consecration means all the ‘ifs’ thrown down at the feet of the Lord, 

for Him to control as He would.”

(Ruth Erskine’s Crosses, by Isabella Alden)