Deliverance is always found on 'the mount'; living faith must first prove to God that it has taken His word and promise for victory.
Some day the soft Ideal that we wooed confronts us fiercely, foe-beset, pursued, and cries reproachful: Was it then my praise, and not myself was loved? Prove now thy truth; I claim of thee the promise of thy youth.
All the things that have ever deeply possessed your soul have been but hints of it, tantalizing glimpses, promises never quite fulfilled, echoes that died away just as they caught your ear. But if it should really become manifest - if there ever came an echo that did not die away but swelled into the sound itself - you would know it. Beyond all possibility of doubt you would say 'Here at last is the thing I was made for. '
How sad they are, the promises we never return to. They stay in our mouths, roughen the tongue, lead lives of their own.
Plant now the roses of Hope, Love, Promise, God Consciousness, and the Glory of your Soul.
I keep my campaign promises, but I never promised to wear stockings.
God doesn't promise tomorrow, he does promise eternity.
Ruthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise.
I will not promise what I cannot deliver. And I will never hide the cost of what I propose.
[Newlyweds,] these optimistic young bastards, promise to honor and cherish each other through hot flashes and mid-life crises and a cumulative 50-pound weight gain, until that far-off day when one of them is finally able to rest in peace. You know, because they can't hear the snoring anymore.
Every product and service is sold on the promise of a better future. The purpose of business is to deliver on the promise, and profit is the reward for doing so.
Lesbian?” Payton turned around and saw J. D. standing there. Maybe it was the wine. Maybe she was basking in the glow of their successful pitch to Gibson’s. Maybe it was her promise to Laney to be the “New Payton,” or maybe it was a combination of all those things. But Payton actually found herself smiling at J. D. It’s just an excuse, the lesbian thing,” she said.
You have to promise you won't fall in love with me.
Quality is not an absolute measure. It doesn't mean 'deluxeness' or 'perfection'. It means keeping the promise the customer wants you to make.
When one promise jostles another, one of 'em isn't a promise.
The Lord spoke to me and said, He is coming as the Ancient of Days and because He is the Ancient of Days there is an ancient key that He carries. And in the carrying of this key you have seen the enemy take his place between you and the promise at this level.
The promises of God are samples of what is promised; as a handful of wheat is of the barn.
It is only to clear from history that states rarely keep faith with each other, save in so far (and so long) as their promises seem to them to combine with their interests.
Enemies' promises were made to be broken.
May today be a happy memory, tomorrow a bright new promise. Happy Birthday