The quiet life is by no means the greatest life. Some characters can only reach the highest standard of spirituality by the disturbings or displacings in the order of God’s providence.
F.B. MEYERTo be strong, to steer straight onward, to dare to praise God, to sit alone and keep silence because He has laid it upon us, to put our mouths in the dust, if so be there may be hope — here is fortitude indeed.
More F.B. Meyer Quotes
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Habits of prayer need careful cultivation.
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If you’re not willing to give up everything for Christ, are you willing to be made willing?
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Iff you are tempted at every step of your earthly journey, and almost beyond endurance; but you will not be tempted beyond what you are able to bear, and with every temptation there will be a way of escape.
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Consecration is not the act of our feelings but of our WILL.
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There is no sin so profound, no despondency so low, no misery so abject, but the love of Christ is deeper.
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God has a purpose in every life, and when the soul is completely yielded and acquiescent, He will certainly realize it. Blessed is he who has never thwarted the working of the divine ideal.
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Joy is peace dancing and peace is joy at rest.
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God incarnate is the end of fear; and the heart that realizes that, realizes that he is in the midst, that takes heed to the assurance of his loving presence, will be quiet in the midst of alarm.
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The certainty of our salvation rests on the character of God.
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The spirit of the gospel is in absolute disagreement with the spirit of the world.
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There is nothing, indeed, which God will not do for a man who dares to step out upon what seems to be the mist; though as he puts his foot down he finds a rock beneath him.
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Go on day by day fulfilling the task of the day, and leaving the results with God.
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Our God is Jehovah of hosts, who can summon unexpected reinforcements at any moment to aid His people. Believe that He is there between you and your difficulty, and what baffles you will flee before Him, as clouds before the gale.
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Do not look down, brooding over your weakness! Do not look back upon your past, strewn with failure! Look up to the living Christ!
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Watch the morning watch. Do not see the face of man until you have seen the face of God. Before you enter on the day with its temptations, look up into His face and hide His Word in your heart.
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