"Reality is harsh to the feet of shadows. But will you come?" C.S. Lewis The Great Divorce
"We fight for the long arm of honour and remembrance; for all that can lift a man above the quicksands of his moods and give him the mastery of time." G.K. Chesterton "May your lives be where this world is joined to heaven." Sarah Clarkson
When you are joyful, be joyful; when you are sad, be sad. If God has given you a sweet cup, don’t make it bitter; and if He has given you a bitter cup, don’t try and make it sweet; take things as they come. Oswald Chambers
"If you can't see His way past the tears, trust His heart." C.H. Spurgeon
"You may not realize how deeply your soul cries out to be like Jesus, but it does. And Because He's your Creator, He knows what would truly satisfy you and give you purpose." Rev. Charles F. Stanley
"Let not this weak, unknowing hand, presume Thy bolts to throw, and deal damnation round the land on each I judge Thy foe. If I am right, Thy grace impart, still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, oh, teach my heart to find the better way." Alexander Pope 1716 "Essay on Man"
"The truth is like a lion. You don't have to defend it, Let it loose and it will defend itself." St. Augustine 354-430 AD
There will always be an indescribable longing in you as long as you keep areas of your life from God." Rev. Charles Stanley
"The sovereignty of God is the pillow upon which the child of God rests his head at night, giving perfect peace." C.H. Spurgeon
"Healthy feet leave footprints that are safe to follow." Unknown
"Doctrines accepted by the heart are as digested food, which by assimilation, sustains and builds up the body." C.H. Spurgeon
"Doctrines held as a matter of creed are like bread in the hand, which ministers no nourishment to the frame." C.H. Spurgeon
"Daily Doxology is how to detox your soul." Ann Voskamp
"Praise God from whom all blessings flow, Praise Him all creatures here below, Praise Him above ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost." Amen Thomas Ken 1674 "Doxology"
"Without dark clouds in our lives we wouldn't know the joy of sunshine. We can become callous and unteachable if we don't learn from pain." Rev. Billy Graham
"The man who has seen much affliction will not readily part with his copy of the Word of God, for over his old and tear-stained Bible he has written, in characters which are visible to no eyes but his own the record of his experiences." William Taylor 1821-1902
"The profaneness of the times should not slacken our zeal, but heighten it." Thomas Watson 1682 "The Great Gain of Godliness"
"If we love Him, we don't need to know why." Betsie ten Boom "The Hiding Place" (written by Corrie ten Boom)
"It is safe to tell the pure in heart that they shall see God, for only the pure in heart want to." C.S. Lewis
"God is looking for people through whom He can do the impossible. What a pity that we plan only things we can do by ourselves." A.W. Tozer
"By virtue of our union with Christ, we bring forth fruit." C.H. Spurgeon
"Gracious souls are never perfectly at ease except they are in a state of nearness to Christ." C.H. Spurgeon
"There are rare Christians whose very presence incites others to be better Christians. I want to be that rare Christian." A.W. Tozer
"If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to hell over our bodies. If they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees. Let no one go there unwarned and unprayed for." C.H. Spurgeon
"Give what you have; to someone it may be better than you dare to think." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"All mortals tend to turn into the thing they are pretending to be." C.S. Lewis