Quotemeal: May. 25th, 1961

Thursday, May 25, 1961

"I may no longer depend on pleasant impulses to bring me before the Lord. I must rather respond to principles I know to be right, whether I feel them to be enjoyable or not."
— Jim Elliot

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"God is in the hypocrite's mouth, but the world is in his heart."
— Gurnall —
"Jesus the very thought of Thee|With sweetness fills my breast;|But sweeter far Thy face to see|And in Thy presence rest."
— Bernard of Clairvaux —
"He who provides for this life, but takes no care for eternity, is wise for a moment, but a fool forever."
— Tillotson —
"Once you make up your mind never to stand waiting and hesitating when your conscience tells you what you ought to do, and you have got the key to every blessing..."
— John Keble —

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Illustration of Jim Elliot — "I may no longer depend on pleasant impulses to bring me before the Lord. I must rather respond to principles I know to be right, whether I feel them to be enjoyable or not."

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