Quotemeal: Jul. 17th, 2008

Thursday, July 17, 2008

"There can be no doubt that possessive clinging to things is one of the most harmful habits in the Christian life. Because it is so natural, it is rarely recognized for the evil that it is. But its outworkings are tragic."
— A. W. Tozer

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"Talk happiness. The world is sad enough without your woe. No path is wholly rough."
"This is the true nature of home - it is the place of peace; the shelter, not only from injury, but from all terror, doubt and division."
John Ruskin
"If man is not made for God, why is he not happy except in God? If man is made for God, why is he so opposed to God?"
"I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man I have ever met."
Dwight Moody

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Illustration of A. W. Tozer — "There can be no doubt that possessive clinging to things is one of the most harmful habits in the Christian life. Because it is so natural, it is rarely recognized for the evil that it is. But its outworkings are tragic."

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