Believe me, count as lost each day you have not used in loving God.
BROTHER LAWRENCEWe ought to act with God in the greatest simplicity, speak to Him frankly and plainly, and implore His assistance in our affairs.
More Brother Lawrence Quotes
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God always gave us light in our doubts, when we had no other design but to please Him.
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It matters not to me what I do, or what I suffer, so long as I abide loveingly united to God’s will – that is my whole business.
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That there needed neither art nor science for going to GOD, but only a heart resolutely determined to apply itself to nothing but Him, or for His sake, and to love Him only.
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Our only business is to love and delight ourselves in God.
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And it is not necessary to have great things to do. I turn my little omelette in the pan for the love of God.
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Lift up your hearts to Him, sometimes even at your meals, and when you are in company; the least little remembrance will always be acceptable to Him. You need not cry very loud; He is nearer to us than we are aware.
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We ought to act with God in the greatest simplicity, speak to Him frankly and plainly, and implore His assistance in our affairs.
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Lord of all pots and pans and things make me a saint by getting meals and washing up the plates!
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Loving God and loving one’s neighbor are really the same thing.
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God as we ought to worship Him. God is Spirit, so we must worship Him in spirit and truth, that is, by a humble and true adoration of spirit in the depth and center of our souls.
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A little lifting of the heart suffices; a little remembrance of God, one act of inward worship are prayers which, however short, are nevertheless acceptable to God.
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GOD will not permit that a soul which desires to be devoted entirely to Him should take other pleasures than with Him: that is more than reasonable.
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Love sweetens pain; and when one loves God, one suffers for His sake with joy and courage.
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Do not forget Him but think on Him often. Adore Him continually. Live and die with Him. This is the glorious work of a Christian; in a word, this is our profession. If we do not know it, we must learn it.
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To worship God is to admit that we are entirely contrary to Him, and that He is willing to make us like Himself.
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