Sympathy is no substitute for action.
– David Livingstone –
Oswald J. Smith
Seek God Alone – John Wesley
In using all means, seek God alone. In and through every outward thing, look only to the power of His Spirit, and the merits of His Son.
– John Wesley –
Happiness Doubled By Wonder – GK Chesterton
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
– GK Chesterton –
Chains of Love – William Gurnall
The chains of love are stronger than the chains of fear.
– William Gurnall –
What Does Love Look Like? – Augustine
What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.
– Augustine –
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
Love and Giving – Amy Carmichael
You can always give without loving, but you can never love without giving.
– Amy Carmichael –
Love is More than an Emotion – David Wilkerson
Love is not only something you feel, it is something you do.
– David Wilkerson –
Jesus is our Peace – Nathan Johnson
(Peace is) not a feeling. It’s not an emotion. It’s not a “pill” that God gives us. …When we ask God for peace … He gives us Himself, for He is our peace (Ephesians 2:14).
– Nathan Johnson –