“When we close the door on God, we close the door on God’s blessings as well.”
“Jesus is no security against life’s storms, but He is perfect security in them.”
“Lazy is not a personality style, it’s a character flaw. Having no intiative is not a style, it’s a flaw”–Dave Ramsey.
“For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God, rather than burnt offerings” (Hosea 6:6, RSV).
“All thinking people are agreed that the Universe is run by ‘natural’ laws. These are dependable, determinable, good. Man, too, when he is functioning adequately, is run by laws which we think of as Divine–not man-made. . . .These Divine laws . . . cannot be broken without an effect upon ourselves and usually upon others as well. We do not break a Divine law but break ourselves on that law”–William R. Parker and Elaine St. Johns, Prayer Can Change Your Life, 71-72.
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2 Responses
“We close our hearts and lives to God, and then we complain when He doesn’t do what we think He ought to do.”-Waylon Bailey. I like this quote from your “pray” post..
Thanks for pointing out the relevance of these words to a lot of people’s lives–mine included. You inspired me to include the quote in this week’s Quotes You Can Use.