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christian courage firsts
A Christian builds his fortitude on a better foundation than stoicism; he is pleased with every thing that happens, because he knows it could not happen unless it first pleased God, and that which pleases Him must be best. Charles Caleb Colton
christian white house
My lowest days as a Christian have been more fulfilling and rewarding than all the days of glory in the White House.
christian hate envy
The hate which we all bear with the most Christian patience is the hate of those who envy us.
christian mind sorrow
Some well-meaning Christians tremble for their salvation, because they have never gone through that valley of tears and of sorrow, which they have been taught to consider as an ordeal that must be passed through before they can arrive at regeneration. To satisfy such minds, it may be observed, that the slightest sorrow for sin is sufficient, if it produce amendment, and that the greatest is insufficient, if it do not.
christian lying thinking
In pulpit eloquence, the grand difficulty lies here--to give the subject all the dignity it so fully deserves, without attaching any importance to ourselves. The Christian messenger cannot think too highly of his prince, nor too humbly of himself.
christian regret mean
Oh! captive, bound, and double-ironed," cried the phantom, "not to know, that ages of incessant labour, by immortal creatures, for this earth must pass into eternity before the good of which it is susceptible is all developed. Not to know that any Christian spirit working kindly in its little sphere, whatever it may be, will find its mortal life too short for its vast means of usefulness. Not to know that no space of regret can make amends for one life's opportunity misused! Charles Dickens
christian years games
Mr. Cruncher... always spoke of the year of our Lord as Anna Dominoes: apparently under the impression that the Christian era dated from the invention of a popular game, by a lady who had bestowed her name upon it.
christian prayer mean
Funds are low again, hallelujah! That means God trusts us and is willing to leave His reputation in our hands. Charles Studd
christian real venture
Real Christians revel in desperate ventures for Christ, expecting from God great things and attempting the same with exhilaration.
humble men grace
The higher a man is in grace, the lower he will be in his own esteem. Charles Spurgeon
humble thinking proud
We are never, never so much in danger of being proud as when we think we are humble.
humble men grace
Nothing but grace makes a man so humble and, at the same time, so glad.
humble pride self
The law is for the self-righteous, to humble their pride: the gospel is for the lost, to remove their despair
humble people concerned
People become concerned with being more humble than other people. Alan Watts
humble scotland pie
Souness critics must eat humble pie as he transforms Newcastle. Alan Hansen
humble sacrifice men
A true and safe leader is likely to be one who has no desire to lead, but is forced into a position by the inward pressure of the Holy Spirit and the press of [circumstances]... The man who is ambitious to lead is disqualified as a leader. The true leader will have no desire to lord it over God's heritage, but will be humble, gentle, self-sacrificing and altogether ready to follow when the Spirit chooses another to lead. Aiden Wilson Tozer
humble expectations determined
Come to the Word with a spirit of longing with devotion and humble expectation. Be determined to know God.
humble spirit forget
Those whose kernels were cracked by benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble. Chinua Achebe
civil-war tasks lasts
It is rather for us here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion. Abraham Lincoln
civil-war unions slave
If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it.
civil-war purpose almighty
The Almighty has His own purposes.
civil-war liberty world
The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty
civil-war events confession
I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.
civil-war kind mercy
My trust is in the mercy and wisdom of a kind Providence, who ordereth all things for our good. Robert E. Lee
civil-war christ poor
I can only say that I am nothing but a poor sinner, trusting in Christ alone for salvation.