An unread book is just a block of paper.
Even in the wildest storms the sky is not all dark; and so in the darkest dealings of God with His children, there are always some bright tokens for good.
A man who loves you the most is the man who tells you the most truth about yourself.
When the voice of Christ speaks through the Word, then you will arise, and leave all, and follow Him.
Self-righteousness. . . . is the largest idol of the human heart - the idol which man loves most and God hates most. Dearly beloved, you will always be going back to this idol. You are always trying to be something in yourself, to gain God's favour by thinking little of your sin, or by looking to your repentance, tears, prayers ; or by looking to your religious exercises, your frames, etc; or by looking to your graces, the Spirit's work in your heart. Beware of false Christs. Study sanctification to the utmost, but make not a Christ of it.
A believer longs after God, to come into his presence, to feel his love, to feel near to him in secret, to feel in the crowd that he is nearer than all the creatures. Ah! dear brethren, have you ever tasted this blessedness? There is greater rest and solace to be found in the presence of God for one hour than in an eternity of the presence of man.
Every wise workman takes his tools away from the work from time to time that they may be ground and sharpened; so does the only-wise Jehovah take his ministers oftentimes away into darkness and loneliness and trouble, that he may sharpen and prepare them for harder work in his service.
Isolated material particles are abstractions, their properties being definable and observable only through their interaction with other systems.
It is in these moments of tender and ridiculous nostalgia that I know something inside me is still broken.
You need to remind people that you vote, you matter, and that they can’t succeed without your help.
Anyone can be an idealist. Anyone can be a cynic. The hard part lies somewhere in the middle.