Quotemeal: Aug. 19th, 1958

Tuesday, August 19, 1958

"Contentment is not by addition but by subtraction: seeking to add a thing will not bring contentment. Instead, subtracting from your desires until you are satisfied only with Christ brings contentment."
— Jeremiah Burroughs

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"In darkness there is no choice. It is light that enables us to see the differences between things; and it is Christ who gives us light."
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"Make two homes for yourself my daughter. One actual home and another spiritual home, which you carry with you always."
— Catherine of Siena —
"The greater your knowledge of the goodness and grace of God on your life, the more likely you are to praise Him in the storm."
— Matt Chandler —
"If you find God with ease, perhaps it is not God you have found."
— Thomas Merton —

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Illustration of Jeremiah Burroughs — "Contentment is not by addition but by subtraction: seeking to add a thing will not bring contentment. Instead, subtracting from your desires until you are satisfied only with Christ brings contentment."

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