“I believe that a godly home is a foretaste of heaven. Our homes,
imperfect as they are, must be a haven from the chaos outside. They
should be a reflection of our eternal home, where troubled souls find
peace, weary hearts find rest, hungry bodies find refreshment, lonely
pilgrims find communion, and wounded spirits find compassion.”
~Jani Ortlund
"The devil, if he cannot hinder us from duty, will hinder us in duty.
When we come before the Lord, he is at our right hand to resist us
(Zech. 3:1). Like when a man is going to write, and another stands at
his elbow and jogs him, so that he cannot write evenly. Satan will set
vain objects before the fancy to cause a diversion. The devil does not
oppose formality but fervency. If he sees that we are setting ourselves
in good earnest to seek God, he will be whispering things in our ears,
so that we can scarcely attend to what we are doing." ~ Thomas Watson from the book The Godly Man’s Picture” pgs. 162-163
"Unwillingness to accept God's "way of escape" from temptation frightens me what a rebel yet resides within." ~Jim Elliot
To all you who have lost a child have peace in Him.
"Let your children be as so many flowers,
borrowed from God. If the flowers die or wither, thank God for a summer
loan of them." ~Samuel Rutherford
