"The price of obedience may be heavy, but compared to the spiritual desolation brought about by disobedience, it is actually insignificant. What we should fear is not the hardships of following the Lord, but the loss of the glory of His presence in comfort."
— V. Raymond Edman
Source: However, they obtained it.
Obedience, Price, Glory
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"The driving force behind missionary work is not love for people, but love for Jesus Christ. Love for people will eventually dry up, but love for Christ will never fail."
— Chambers
Source: Devotion to the Lord
Mission, love, failure
Views: 29
"It is better to walk one mile with the saints than ten miles alone. In spiritual warfare, our strength comes from prayer of unity."
— Spurgeon
Source: David's Treasury
Saints, of one mind, in unity, in prayer
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"If we want to preach in the modern world, we must first be willing to listen to the questions of others; if you spend too much time giving answers and ignore the struggles deep in the soul of the other person, then no matter how correct your answer is, it will not touch their heart."
— Francis Schaefer
Source: Rational Avoidance
Missionary work, questions, answers, and the human heart
Views: 26
"It is difficult to love a specific person, but easy to love all of humanity; but I have found that abstract love only becomes real when you learn to see the image of God in even your humblest neighbor."
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
Source: The Brothers Karamazov
Love, humility, image, reality
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"Suffering itself cannot draw us closer to God; it may even breed resentment. However, when the Holy Spirit works in suffering, the storm that was meant to break us becomes a strong wind that propels our ship toward the harbor of heaven."
— Joseph Allen
Source: Warning Bell
Suffering, Holy Spirit
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