On the Secret of Living through all Kind of Circumstances -Elisabeth Elliot-
“The secret is Christ is me, not me in a different set of circumstances.” -Elisabeth Elliot, Keep a Quiet Heart (p.20)Filed under: Contentment, Elisabeth Elliot, Living Quietly Tagged: Contentment,...
View ArticleOn the Counsel of Wise Friends -John Piper-
“We need the counsel of wise friends who are seasoned with suffering.” John Piper, This Momentary Marriage (p.47)Filed under: Friends, John Piper, Marriage Tagged: Friends, Hardships, John Piper,...
View ArticleOn Excruciating Choices -Elisabeth Elliot-
“We want to pray. “Lord, please remove the dilemma.” Usually the answer is “No, not right away.” We must face it, pray over it, think about it, wait on the Lord, make a choice. Sometimes it is an...
View ArticleOn Support Groups -Elisabeth Elliot-
“Christ is sufficient. We do not need “support groups” for each and every separate tribulation. The most widely divergent sorrows may all be taken to the foot of the same old rugged cross and find...
View ArticleOn Learning to Trust and Obey God -Jerry Bridges-
I realize anew that, just as we must learn to obey God one choice at a time, we must also learn to trust God one circumstance at a time. Trusting God is not a matter of my feelings but of my will. I...
View ArticleOn the Sovereignty of God in the Midst of Devastations -Douglas Wilson-
“John Piper lives in a universe where terrible things happen, but he knows that when we come to know the whole story, we will stop our mouths, and bow before a holy God in order to worship Him — and...
View ArticleOn Fighting Fear through Prayer -John Flavel-
“Pour out to God in prayer those fears which the devil and your own unbelief pour in upon you in times of danger. Prayer is the best outlet to fear.” John Flavel, Keeping the HeartFiled under: Fear,...
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