Faith Does Not Preclude Trials
Faith Does Not Preclude Trials “Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only learned in a fiery furnace.”
George Mueller on Building Faith
George Mueller on Building Faith “God delights to increase the faith of His children. We ought, instead of wanting no trials before victory, no exercise for patience, to be willing to take them from God’s hand as a means. I say—and say it deliberately—trials, obstacles, difficulties, and sometimes defeats, are the very food of faith…We […]
Discovering Pluto
Discovering Pluto Persistence paid off for American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered the planet Pluto. After astronomers calculated a probable orbit for this “suspected” heavenly body, Tombaugh took up the search in March, 1929. Time magazine recorded the investigation: “He examined scores of telescopic photographs each showing tens of thousands of star images in pairs […]
A Torch Still Lit
A Torch Still Lit One of the Greek’s Olympic games was a race in which the contestants carried torches and the winner was the one that finished with his torch still lit. The Christian’s desire should be that he will finish his race with his flame still burning strong.
Quotes on Success
Quotes on Success “I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” “Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.” “The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” “Sometimes when we read the words […]
Success Requires Sacrifice
Success Requires Sacrifice Kreisler, the famous violinist, said, “Narrow is the road that leads to the life of a violinist. Hour after hour, day after day, and week after week, for years, I lived with my violin. There were so many things that I wanted to do that I had to leave undone; there were […]
Amy Carmichael Said…
Amy Carmichael Said… Sometimes when we read the words of those who have been more than conquerors, we feel almost despondent. I feel that I shall never be like that. But they won through step by step by little bits of wills little denials of self little inward victories by faithfulness in very little things. […]