Quotemeal: Oct. 5th, 2008

Sunday, October 5, 2008

"In trouble to be troubled is to have your trouble doubled."
— Daniel Defoe

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"God still draws near to us in the ordinary, commonplace, everyday experiences and places... He comes in surprising ways."
— Henry Gariepy —
"We should never attempt to bear more than one kind of trouble at once. Some people bear three kinds - all they have had, all they have now, and all they expect...."
— Edward Everett Hale —
"God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. Then do not let us try to charm them to sleep, but permit them to do their work...."
— Teresa of Avila —
"An idol of the mind is as offensive to God as an idol of the hand."
— A. W. Tozer —

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Illustration of Daniel Defoe — "In trouble to be troubled is to have your trouble doubled."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Sunday, October 5, 2008

Morning & Evening
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
Morning Thought: Matthew 27:51
"No mean miracle was wrought in the rending of so strong and thick a veil; but it was not intended merely as a display of power-many lessons were..."
Daily Wisdom
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
Proverbs 19:1
"Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse."
Passion for Praise
A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
'Your Sacrifice' (Ps. 50:14)
"Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High."
Praying with Paul
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
'Balance' (1 Co. 11:2-16)
"Dear Father, God of the present and the future, but also of the past, Make me willing to consider and accept new things. But also help me to respect...."

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