Let faith support us where reason fails, and we shall think because we believe, not in order that we may believe.
– AW Tozer –
Faith
Prayer is a Sacrificial Offering – EM Bounds
Prayer in its highest form of faith is that prayer which carries the whole man as a sacrificial offering. Thus devoting the whole man himself to his all, to God in a definite, intelligent vow, never to be broken, in a quenchless and in passioned desire for heaven.
– EM Bounds –
Actually Living the Christian Life – JC Ryle
The person who hears Christian teaching, and practices what they hear, is like a “wise man who built his house on a rock.” They do not content themselves with listening to exhortations to repent, believe in Christ, and live a holy life. They actually repent. They actually believe. They actually cease to do evil, learn to do well, abhor that which is sinful, and cleave to that which is good. They are a doer as well as a hearer.
– JC Ryle –
Said of Catherine Booth
This frail but tenacious woman leaned wholeheartedly upon the Spirit and strength of God to do what could never be done in human strength.
– said of Catherine Booth –
Faith has Influence – Thomas Brooks
Faith has an influence upon all other graces: it is like a silver thread, that runs through a chain of pearls; it puts strength and vivacity into all other graces.
– Thomas Brooks –
Thankful vs Giving Thanks – Joni Eareckson Tada
God isn’t asking you to be thankful. He’s asking you to give thanks. There’s a big difference. One response involves emotions, the other your choices, your decisions about a situation, your intent, your step of faith.
– Joni Eareckson Tada –
My response to God’s ability – Corrie ten Boon
It is not my ability, but my response to God’s ability, that counts.
– Corrie ten Boon –
Simple Confident Faith – Andrew Murray
We need this simple, confident faith that God will give us what we ask for. Where it really exists, there will be no mistake about whether or not we should pray.
– Andrew Murray –
from The Ministry of Intercession
Growing in Grace – JC Ryle
When I speak of a person growing in grace, I mean simply this —that his sense of sin is becoming deeper, his faith stronger, his hope brighter, his love more extensive, and his spiritual mindedness more marked.
– JC Ryle –