Quotemeal: Aug. 19th, 2022

Friday, August 19, 2022

"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

More Quotemeal

"Christianity must mean everything to us before it can mean anything to others."
Donald Soper
"For however devoted you are to God, you may be sure that he is immeasurably more devoted to you."
"It is impossible for a man to be a Christian without having Christ; and if he has Christ he has at the same time all that is in Christ."
"We are called to stand on the Promises, not to merely sit on the premises."

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