"I am not asking whether you know things about Him but do you know God, are you enjoying God, is God the centre of your life, the soul of your being, the source of your greatest joy? He is meant to be."

--

Source : D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (2016). “Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cures”, p.21, Zondervan

Martyn Lloyd-Jones

#Joy Quotes #Soul Quotes #Asking Quotes

“I imagine the ones weâ€™ve lost as ghosts who prowl about the edges of the light, waiting for us to join them. Sometimes thatâ€™s terrifying, and sometimes itâ€™s reassuring, a promise of homecoming.”
“There’s an inherent message in my work relating to recycling and the nature of value, but my artistic inspiration is fired by the qualities within the raw materials… I come across many things which have been abandoned and find something more in them than their intrinsic worthlessness.”
“One quarter of Medicare beneficiaries have five or more chronic conditions, sees an average of 13 physicians each year, and fills 50 prescriptions per year.”
“All I could do at school was paint and draw and that was the only time I ever passed any exam. It was the only thing I ever got right at school.”
“A thousand secrets are hidden in simply sitting still.”
“Life changes fast. Life changes in the instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends.”

Source : Joan Didion (2009). “The Year of Magical Thinking: The Play”, p.4, Vintage
“In the first centuries of Christianity the hungry were fed at a personal sacrifice, the naked were clothed at a personal sacrifice, the homeless were sheltered at a personal sacrifice... And the pagans used to say about the Christians, "See how they love each other." In our own day the poor are no longer fed, clothed, and sheltered at a personal sacrifice, but at the expense of the taxpayers. And because of this the pagans say about the Christians, "See how they pass the buck."”
“Should you fail to pilot your own ship, don't be surprised at what inappropriate port you find yourself docked.”

You may also like:

Alistair Begg
Pastor
Charles Spurgeon
Preacher
Dwight L. Moody
Evangelist
J. I. Packer
Christian Theologian
John F. MacArthur
Author
John Owen
Author
John Stott
Author
Jonathan Edwards
Preacher
Paul Washer
Sermonizer