C. S. Lewis once said, “When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.” 

My Sister

Bless you for reaching out in friendship.  I grew up with that painting of the old man Praying and Giving Thanks before he had his meal.  I am Honored and look forward to learning more about you.

Chris

My Sister

I meant to read the verse you shared before I commented.  I had to go back and look it up.  I am again Blessed that you reached out, that you connected me to a chapter with such meaning to you. 8 The voices of your watchmen—they lift up their voices, shouting for joy together; for every eye will see when the Lord returns to Zion  Isa 52:8 

Chris

Jeremiah 6:16-Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

The wonder of the grace of God is that God can take an unholy man out of a unholy world and make that man holy and put him back into a unholy world and keep him holy!

~leonard ravenhill~

“Some Day Someone is going to pick up this book (The Bible) and believe it, and put us all to shame.”

― Leonard Ravenhill-

"When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is to co-operate with evil, and in some small way to become evil oneself. One's standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even destroyed. A society of emasculated liars is easy to control." - Theodore Dalrymple

Do not be surprised if there is an attack on your work, on you who are called to do it, on your innermost nature--the hidden person of the heart. The great thing is not to be surprised, nor to count it strange--for that plays into the hand of the enemy. Is it possible that anyone should set himself to exalt our beloved Lord and not instantly become a target for many arrows? - Amy Carmichael

"The man that believes will obey; failure to obey is convincing proof that there is no true faith present. To attempt the impossible God must give faith or there will be none, and He gives faith to the obedient heart only." 

A. W. Tozer

God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him. 

Jim Elliot

Faith can't do anything I want; (but) it can do anything God wants.

Why should I tremble at the plough of my Lord, that maketh deep furrows on my soul? I know He is no idle husbandman, He purposeth a crop.

    Author: Samuel Rutherford

Love your Profile  ,Ricky

He has right to interrupt your life. He is Lord. When you accepted Him as Lord, you gave Him, the right to help Himself to your life anytime He wants. 

Henry Blackaby

One can believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ and feel no personal loyalty to Him at all - indeed, pay no attention whatever to His commandments and His will for one's life. One can believe intellectually in the efficacy of prayer and never do any praying. 

Catherine Marshall