waiting

"There is a whole world of difference between those who look only for their own happiness in this world and those who know that their true happiness lies in the will of God."

Elisabeth Elliot

"Without Christ,

not one step.

With Him -- anywhere!"

David Livingstone

"There is no work better than to please God;

to pour water,

to wash dishes,

to be a cobbler,

or an apostle,

all are one;

to wash dishes and to preach are all one,

as touching the deed,

to please God."

William Tyndale

"This I saw, that when a soul loves God with a supreme love, God's interests and his become one.

It is no matter when or where nor how Christ should send me, nor what trials He should exercise me with, if I may be prepared for His work and will."

David Brainerd

"Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties."

C. H. Spurgeon

"You may not understand why He leads you now in this way and now in that, but you may, nay, you must believe that perfection is stamped in His every act."

Elisabeth Prentiss

love seeketh not her own

"As a Christian, as someone who is seeking to love God with all their heart, our purpose in life is to further God’s kingdom, to bring His desires to pass, not our own. (Matthew 6:10, 33) Nothing we do should be done for our sake, but out of obedience to God. (John 15:4, 10) God’s view of marriage was vastly different than mine. While I had envisioned two people working to please each other, God showed me that His idea was two people working together to please God. God did not make Eve to make Adam feel good about himself or loved or wanted, God made Eve because Adam was better off with her than without her. God showed me that the best way for me to love someone is to love God first and foremost, and to love that person as an outpouring of my love for God. Having my eyes focused on God and living to please Him will lead me to obeying His command to love. (1 John 5:1-3, John 15:9-12)"

Emily Hipps

will

"We must choose, without any regard to the state of our emotions, what attitude we will take toward God. We must recognize that our emotions are only the servants of our will."

Hannah Whitall Smith

honeymoon with Jesus

will my honeymoon will Jesus come to pass, O Lord?
with all the unconfirmed timetables, will all work out?
we have all eternity to tell of the victories to Christ but only a sunset to win them.
patience, my dear girl.

is your all on the altar?

And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

Matthew 19.29

Have I forsaken all?

Am I singing lies in church when I sing

"I’d rather have Jesus than men’s applause;
I’d rather be faithful to His dear cause;
I’d rather have Jesus than worldwide fame;
I’d rather be true to His holy name"

Teach me how to number my days and apply my heart unto wisdom, O Lord.

tender loving care

receiving hugs and kisses from the children makes me look forward to work each day!

walk by faith and not by sight.

Trusting God

Trust the Lord with all my heart,

lean NOT to my own understanding,

in ALL my ways,

acknowledge HIM and

He will make my paths straight!