Sometimes it seems things go by too quickly. We are so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take the time to enjoy where we are.
JOHN CALVINThe gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life.
More John Calvin Quotes
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Sometimes it seems things go by too quickly. We are so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take the time to enjoy where we are.
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The Lord has not redeemed you so you might enjoy pleasures and luxuries or so that you might abandon yourself to ease and indolence, but rather so you should be prepared to endure all sorts of evils.
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My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
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Things that are seen are temporal; things that are unseen are eternal.
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Men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success.
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For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?
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Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.
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Faith does not proceed from ourselves, but is the fruit of spiritual regeneration.
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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
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In knowing God, each of us also knows himself.
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True wisdom consists in two things: Knowledge of God and Knowledge of Self.
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We should ask God to increase our hope when it is small, awaken it when it is dormant, confirm it when it is wavering, strengthen it when it is weak, and raise it up when it is overthrown.
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There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.
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