"When we want to let go of a situation no matter what it is we must be able to "bless" it. When you bless something you sanction it giving it your approval and endorsement freeing it to go forward with your cooperation and support."

“When we bring back with us the objects most dear, and find those we left unchanged, we are tempted to doubt the lapse of time; but one link in the chain of affection broken, and every thing seems altered.”

“It is difficult to discriminate the voice of truth from amid the clamor raised by heated partisans.”

“Poverty and affliction take away the fuel that feeds pride.”

Source : Richard Sibbes (2015). “Complete Works of Richard Sibbes: (7 Volume Set)”, p.3399, Titus Books

“Nothing in the past is as powerful as what we choose to do in the present moment.”

“There ain't a body, be it mouse or man, that ain't made better by a little soup.”

“There is no more reason to believe that man descended from an inferior animal than there is to believe that a stately mansion has descended from a small cottage.”

“Nothing on earth has greater potential to change lives and carry out His kingdom work in your community, than your local church.There's nothing like the local church when it's working right.  Its beauty is indescribable. Its power is breathtaking.  Its potential is unlimited.  No other organization on earth is like the church.  Nothing even comes close.”

“Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear.”