"4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth."
— 3 John 1:4
"25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
—
Psalm 73:25-26
English Standard Version (ESV)
"O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago."
—
Isaiah 25:1
(God is in charge of the events of our lives. He knows what is best.)
"The biblical purpose of every conversation you have, in every personal interaction, is that they person who hears you will receive grace."
— C.J. Mahaney
"a continual looking forward to the eternal world is not..escapism…
but one of the things a Christian is meant to do.
It does not mean that we are to leave the present world as it is.
Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in;
aim at earth and you will get neither."
but one of the things a Christian is meant to do.
It does not mean that we are to leave the present world as it is.
Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in;
aim at earth and you will get neither."
— C. S. Lewis in Mere Christianity
"the only ultimate disaster that can befall us,
I have come to realize, is to feel ourselves
to be home on earth. As long as we are aliens,
we cannot forget our true homeland."
I have come to realize, is to feel ourselves
to be home on earth. As long as we are aliens,
we cannot forget our true homeland."
— St. Augustine
