A lofty and beautiful purpose

The secret of happiness here and here after, the gold thread of youth, lies in loving God, and loving our neighbor, loving them early if it ab yet possible, and loving them well; losing one’s own life in theirs, becoming guileless and docile, meek and reverent in our interaction with them, loving them long, yea, [...]

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Whispers

I was talking with a friend recently, and I was reminded of a beautiful story that one of the speakers shared at Summit, the conference my family attended last summer.
Sled dogs were bred to pull sleds.  It is their job, but it is also their delight. They love it.  It is what they were designed [...]

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A beautiful thought

A candle is a lovely thing;
It makes no noise at all,
But softly gives itself away.

modified from a quote by Eva Logue

I’ve been thinking a lot about how the Lord has called me to complete abandonment to Him and to other people. I must truly “give myself away” to others. I must invest in those dear [...]

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A Worshipping Heart

The one thing that is needed is a captivated, adoring heart, a heart that responds to the extravagant love of God with worship.
Our hearts are made to worship.  It is what we do; we can’t help it.  Worship does not mean going to church and singing hymns. No.
Worship is far more passionate, far more abandoned. 
Worship [...]

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Futile efforts

What Satan put into the heads of our remote ancestors was the idea that they could be like gods — be their own masters — invent some sort of happiness for themselves outside God, apart from God. And out of that hopless attempt has come nearly all that we call human history — money :: [...]

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Doing Hard Things

If you know me personally, you probably know that I do not like making phone calls.

I do not like making phone calls in a house; I do not like making phone calls with a mouse.
I do not like making phone calls here or there; I do not like making phone calls anywhere!

Making phone calls is [...]

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Watering faith’s flower

Learning to better understand the God of all comfort is taught during times of want. It is only that which strains the heart to extremes that can teach the heart to stretch more. It is plowed under again…and again…and again.
Pain is the preparation of the soil.

It is in relying upon our Maker during the [...]

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God’s perfect mirror

“Be perfect…as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
Matthew 5:48 
 
The command “Be ye perfect” is not…a command to do the impossible.  He is going to make us into creatures that can obey that command.
If we let Him
– for we can prevent Him if we choose –
He will make the feeblest and filthiest of us into a
dazzling,
radiant,
immortal [...]

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His fuel

Give me the love that leads the way,
The faith that nothing can dismay,
The hope no dissapointments tire,
The passion that will burn like fire.
Let me not sink to be a clod,
Make me Thy fuel, Flame of God.
-Amy Carmichael

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One thing

“There is only one thing that God wants in us, and that is

unconditional surrender.”

-Oswald Chambers
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Eternity….after sunset

We have all of eternity to celebrate the victories won for Christ,
and only a few hours before sunset to win them.
Amy Carmichael

“As long as it is day, we must do the work of Him who sent me.
Night is coming, when no one can work.”-John 9:4
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Truly satisfying

There was planted in man’s heart from the beginning a desire to know and understand higher things, and to commune with his Maker. The complete satisfying of this God-given nature cannot be had except by knowing God.
A person may become very wise,
and fill his mind with many things,
and put all his time in [...]

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Rosebud

And so it is with many fair maidens. Their beauty is never fully seen, for they wait not until the proper time.Their heart is opened prematurely.Their fragrance and beauty that was intended for the proper time is lost or damaged forever.
You must understand how easily a heart can be stolen.
You must purpose to be [...]

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Fullness of Joy

You were made to feast on Christ. To be satisfied with Him. To treasure His infinite value.
To enjoy making much of Him all your days.
Here is your fullness of joy and pleasures forevermore.
Not in being made much of, but in making much of Him.
-John Piper

In Your presence there is fullness [...]

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Purpose

The highest pleasure in life is found
in sincere service to God.

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