The Holy Spirit’s main ministry is not to give thrills but to create in us Christlike character.
– JI Packer –
Character
Rules for Self Discovery – AW Tozer
Rules for Self Discovery:
1. What we want most
2. What we think about most
3. How we use our money
4. What we do with our leisure time
5. The company we enjoy
6. Who and what we admire
7. What we laugh at
– AW Tozer –
The Standard of Prayer – Charles H. Brent
A low standard of prayer means a low standard of character and a low standard of service. Those alone labor effectively among men who impetuously fling themselves upward towards God.
– Charles H. Brent –
Mirroring Christ – Robert Murray M’Cheyne
Our soul should be a mirror of Christ; we should reflect every feature: for every grace in Christ there should be a counterpart in us.
– Robert Murray M’Cheyne –
from a letter he wrote February 26, 1840
Let Us Live Justly – Charles Spurgeon
Let us look to it that in all things we are just – in our trade, in our judgment of others, in our treatment of neighbors, and in our own personal character. A just God cannot bless unjust transactions.
– Charles Spurgeon –
from Faith’s Checkbook
People Are Watching Your Life – George Swinnock
The course of thy life will speak more for thee than the discourse of thy lips.
– George Swinnock –
1627-1673
Having the patience of Jesus – Andrew Murray
It is in the course of our feeble and very imperfect waiting that God Himself, by His hidden power, strengthens us and works out in us the patience of the great saints, the patience of Christ Himself.
– Andrew Murray –
Godly Speech Demands a Godly Life – William Perkins
God abhors godly speech which is not joined with a godly life.
– William Perkins –
1558–1602
taken from The Art of Prophesying … also see – Psalm 50:16, 17
Cultivate that which is Praiseworthy – Jonathan Edwards
Resolved, whenever I hear anything spoken in commendation of any person, if I think it would be praiseworthy in me, that I will endeavor to imitate it.
– Jonathan Edwards –