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That the trust we put in GOD, honors Him much, and draws down great graces.
Brother Lawrence • Practice and Presence of God
Christian prayer is nothing other than being present to God so that God can give to us. The only thing that matters is that we believe this and stay there with Him, regardless of how we feel or don't feel.
Ocd Burrows Ruth • Essence of Prayer (Hiddenspring)
We shall not rely upon our own morality and conduct and good behaviour.
David Martyn Lloyd-Jones • Studies in the Sermon on the Mount
I feared the task might unsettle me, but since then Our Lord has deigned to make me understand that by simple obedience I shall please Him best.
de Lisieux Thérèse • The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse
My day-to-day life consists of giving God my simple, loving attention. If I’m distracted, He calls me back in tones that are supernaturally beautiful. If you think of me, remember the grace with which God has blessed me, rather than my typically human ineptitude.
Brother Lawrence • Practice and Presence of God
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Brother Lawrence • Practice and Presence of God
That when an occasion of practicing some virtue offered, he addressed himself to GOD, saying, LORD, I cannot do this unless Thou enablest me: and that then he received strength more than sufficient.
Brother Lawrence • Practice and Presence of God
He will also not allow such a person to suffer through trials for very long, but will give him a way of escape that he might endure it (1 Corinthians 10:13).