quotes
{Psalm 39}
“The fire burned.” Meditate so long till thou findest thy heart grow warm in this duty. If, when a man is cold you ask how long he should stand by the fire? sure, till he be thoroughly warm, and made fit for his work. So, Christian, thy heart is cold; never a day, no, not the hottest day in summer, but it freezeth there; now stand at the
"Running one mile has more in common with running a marathon than sitting at home.
Investing $100 has more in common with being a millionaire than being broke.
Writing one sentence has more in common with writing a book than never writing one.
It always feels small in the beginning and the big goals seem far away. It's easy to talk yourself out of the
... See more{Psalm 28}
“Be not silent to me.” Let us next observe what the heart desires from God. It is that he would speak. “Be not silent to me.” Under these circumstances, when we make our prayer, we desire that God would let us know that he hears us, and that he would appear for us, and that he would say, he is our Father. And what do we desire God to say?
{Psalm 30}
When God’s children prosper one way, they are generally tried another, for few of us can bear unmingled prosperity. Even the joys of hope need to be mixed with the pains of experience, and the more surely so when comfort breeds carnal security and self-confidence.
- Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David: Volume One (Part Two), pg 43
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We won't be held accountable for how much we have done, but for how much we have done of what He has asked us to do.
- Wayne Cordeiro, Leading On Empty, pg 79
comment - Cordeiro's point is that a fair amount of what we have done is extraneous. While not necessarily bad, it is fluff. One of the keys to being effective over the longterm is to focus in
How many folks, in country and in town,
Neglect their principal affair;
And let, for want of due repair,
A real house fall down,
To build a castle in the air?
To what extent am I responsible for creating the conditions I say I don’t want?
What you're not changing, you're choosing
Remain playful as your responsibilities increase. It's easy to become serious when people and results depend on you, but nearly everyone's performance improves when they proceed lightly through the world.