Yes, give thanks for “all things” for, as it has been well said “Our disappointments are but His appointments.”
– AW Pink –
Our Disappointments are His Appointments – AW Pink
Life
Lay All in God’s Hands – Corrie ten Boom
I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that, I still possess.
– Corrie ten Boom –
With Thanksgiving, Life Becomes Rich – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer –
We Need Not be Vegetarians – Hudson Taylor
God owns all the silver and the gold in the world and all the cattle on a thousand hills, we need not be vegetarians.
– Hudson Taylor –
Life and Prayer – Leonard Ravenhill
You can’t live wrong and pray right.
– Leonard Ravenhill –
While Sinners Sink Into Hell – Charles Spurgeon
God save us from living in comfort while sinners are sinking into hell.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Conquering Faith – Amy Carmichael
There is a kind of sympathy that weakens, and kind of sympathy that braces. Which of the two we have to offer depends on how much we know of the Spirit of our Lord. I have ceased to ask for easy ways for those I love most dearly. I ask instead for a conquering faith, for strength and the blessing of peace.
– Amy Carmichael –
The Tapestry Poem
My life is but a weaving
Between my God and me.
I cannot choose the colors
He weaveth steadily.
Oft’ times He weaveth sorrow;
And I in foolish pride
Forget He sees the upper
And I the underside.
Not ’til the loom is silent
And the shuttles cease to fly
Will God unroll the canvas
And reveal the reason why.
The dark threads are as needful
In the weaver’s skillful hand
As the threads of gold and silver
In the pattern He has planned
He knows, He loves, He cares;
Nothing this truth can dim.
He gives the very best to those
Who leave the choice to Him.
– Author Unknown –
often quoted by Corrie ten Boom
Storms are Temporary – William Gurnall
Let this encourage those of you who belong to Christ: the storm may be tempestuous, but it is only temporary. The clouds that are temporarily rolling over your head will pass, and then you will have fair weather, an eternal sunshine of glory. Can you not watch with Christ for one hour?
– William Gurnall –
