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We must all learn to hear what we do not like. The question is not, ‘Is it pleasant?’ but, ‘Is it true?’

Charles Spurgeon

We cannot always trace God’s hand but we can always trust God’s heart.
CHARLES SPURGEON

God Hands Heart Trust
Anything is a blessing which makes us pray.
CHARLES SPURGEON

Blessing Gratitude Prayer
We wept when we were born though all around us smiled; so shall we smile when we die while all around us weep.
CHARLES SPURGEON

Born Death Smile
Do not go on His errands till first you have sat at His feet.
CHARLES SPURGEON

Himself Struggle
You will never glory in God till first of all God has killed your glorying in yourself.
CHARLES SPURGEON

Glory God Yourself
If you have no wish to bring others to heaven, you are not going there yourself.
CHARLES SPURGEON

Heaven Selfish Yourself
Christians are not so much in danger when they are persecuted as when they are admired.
CHARLES SPURGEON

Danger God Religious
Defend the Bible? I’d sooner defend a lion. You don’t defend the Bible; you open its cage and let it roar.
CHARLES SPURGEON

Animal Book Religious Yourself
The Bible is not the light of the world, it is the light of the Church. But the world does not read the Bible, the world reads Christians! “You are the light of the world.”
CHARLES SPURGEON

Light Reading World Yourself
We shall not grow weary of waiting upon God if we remember how long and how graciously He once waited for us.
CHARLES SPURGEON

God Growth Remember Wait
No man can do me a truer kindness in this world than to pray for me.
CHARLES SPURGEON

Kindness Man Prayer True World
My faith rests not in what I am, or shall be, or feel, or know, but in what Christ is, in what he has done, and in what he is doing for me.
CHARLES SPURGEON

Faith Feeling Himself Myself
The Word of God is like a lion. You don’t have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself.
CHARLES SPURGEON

Freedom God Religious Word Yourself
It is not a matter of time so much as a matter of heart; if you have the heart to pray, you will find the time.
CHARLES SPURGEON

Heart Prayer Time Yourself
It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.
CHARLES SPURGEON

Enjoyment Happiness
The early morning hour should be dedicated to praise: do not the birds set us the example?
CHARLES SPURGEON

Dedication Morning Praise

We must all learn to hear what we do not like. The question is not, ‘Is it pleasant?’ but, ‘Is it true?’

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