“In prosperity God is heard, and that is a blessing; but in adversity God is seen, and that is a greater blessing.”

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.

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.

God works all things together for your good. If the waves roll against you, it only speeds your ship towards the port.

Praying without fervency is like hunting with a dead dog.

Great hearts can only be made by great troubles. Great faith must have great trials.

The Bible in the memory is better than the Bible in the book case.

Visit many good books, but live in the Bible.

Before you go out into the world, wash your face in the clear crystal of praise. Bury each yesterday in the fine linen and spices of thankfulness.

Atheism is a strange thing. Even the devils never fell into that vice.

We shall not grow weary of waiting upon God if we remember how long and how graciously He once waited for us.

I have heard of some good old woman in a cottage, who had nothing but a piece of bread and a little water, and lifting up her hands, she said, as a blessing, What! all this, and Christ too?

It’s a good thing God chose me before I was born, because he surely would not have afterwards.

Do not go on His errands till first you have sat at His feet.

You will never know God’s strength until He has supported you in deep waters.

The best way to live above all fear of death is to die every morning before you leave your bedroom.

Whenever God means to make a man great, he always breaks him in pieces first.

Heavenly Father and Mother, make us thankful for all the blessings of this life, and make us ever mindful of the patient hands that oft in weariness spread our tables and prepare our daily food. For humanity’s sake, Amen.

It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.

Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.

I’m blessed and I thank God for every day for everything that happens for me.

Why will people go astray when they have this blessed Book to guide them?

And, when it comes to counting our blessings; we humans are all bad at math.

A blessing in disguise, is right before our eyes. But since it is in disguise, we don’t know that it’s there.

Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.