Quotemeal: Dec. 9th, 2003

Tuesday, December 9, 2003

"Real encouragement occurs when words are spoken from a heart of love to another's recognized fear."
— Larry Crabb

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"Faith is realizing that I am useful to God not in spite of my scars but because of them."
— Pamela Reeve —
"The serene beauty of a holy life is the most powerful influence in the world next to the power of God."
— Blaise Pascal —
"To take up the cross of Christ is no great action done once for all; it consists in the continual practice of small duties which are distasteful to us."
— John Henry Newman —
"And what kind of habitation pleases God? What must our natures be like before he can feel at home within us? He asks nothing but a pure heart and a single mind...."
— A. W. Tozer —

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Illustration of Larry Crabb — "Real encouragement occurs when words are spoken from a heart of love to another's recognized fear."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Tuesday, December 9, 2003

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.

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