On the Cause of our Discontent -Elisabeth Elliot-
“The cause of our discontent: We simply do not believe God. The wilderness experience leads to the Promise Land. It is the path God chose for us. His Word is established forever, and He tells us in a...
View ArticleOn Support Groups -Elisabeth Elliot-
“Christ is sufficient. We do not need “support groups” for each and every separate tribulation. The most widely divergent sorrows may all be taken to the foot of the same old rugged cross and find...
View ArticleOn the Lessons We Learn by Waiting -Derek Thomas-
“Sometimes, God refrains to answer us quickly in order to write upon our hearts the lesson he wishes us to learn.” Derek W. H. ThomasFiled under: Derek W.H. Thomas, Living Quietly, Perseverance,...
View ArticleOn Learning to Trust and Obey God -Jerry Bridges-
I realize anew that, just as we must learn to obey God one choice at a time, we must also learn to trust God one circumstance at a time. Trusting God is not a matter of my feelings but of my will. I...
View ArticleOn Prayer and God’s Sovereignty -Jerry Bridges-
“Prayer assumes the sovereignty of God. If God is not sovereign, we have no assurance that He is able to answer our prayers. Our prayers would become nothing more than wishes. But while God’s...
View ArticleOn the Sovereignty of God in the Midst of Devastations -Douglas Wilson-
“John Piper lives in a universe where terrible things happen, but he knows that when we come to know the whole story, we will stop our mouths, and bow before a holy God in order to worship Him — and...
View ArticleOn Trusting in God’s Arms -Doug Wilson
“Why do we try to take things out of God’s hands when our arms are not like his?” Doug Wilson, On FacebookFiled under: Douglas Wilson, Patience, Teachable Spirit, Trusting God Tagged: Douglas Wilson,...
View ArticleOn Thanking God for Unanswered Prayers -D.Wilson
“Be sure to set aside time in your life to thank God for the unspeakable grace that He shows in not granting all your prayers.” D. WilsonFiled under: Daily Life, Douglas Wilson, Gratefulness, Prayer,...
View ArticleOn Trusting God -Thomas Watson
“Trust Him where you cannot trace Him.” Thomas WatsonFiled under: Anxiousness, Growing in Grace, Patience, Thomas Watson, Trusting God, Unbelief Tagged: Thomas Watson, Trusting God
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