Favorites in Writing

When we were in Costa Rica Annah would be so exhausted that she would often want to go to bed by 8 ish which meant we would go to our room rather early.  But, that gave me oodles of time to read and take notes. I had a notebook that I began to put some of my favorite quotations from the books I was reading in. Here are some of my favorites from that months time... seems so long ago but was actually only a couple months ago. Most of these do not have any author credits..as I was not paying attention to giving credit rather just jotting down what I was reading that had meaning to me:

•  The willingness to be and to have just what God wants us to be and to have nothing more, nothing less and nothing else would set our hearts at rest and we would discover the simpler the life the greater the peace. - Elisabeth Elliott
• I'm not getting any younger. I say that with all sincerity.
• When God seems silent, make sure you are really listening. you many not hear His answer because He may not be answering the way you anticipated.  If you are confident in prayer that you are listening for God and still there is no answer, then keep on doing what He last told you to do.  God will let you know what He is doing in your life in His timing, which, is often different than ours. - Corrie ten Boom.
• When Christ ascended into Heaven, He left behind only 2 things for the fulfillment of all his aspirations for the world. His Spirit and His followers.  With the Holy Spirit we have been commissioned to demonstrate Christ's love for all the world to disciple the nations, to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to heal the broken and rescue the oppressed.
• Learn to do good, seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widows.... Isaiah 1:15 - 17
• Here I am Send Me- Isaiah 6:8
• When you have learned who you lean on, it is not really important if there is no one to send you or receive you. God will meet all of your needs, He will not fail you.
• All great men have in them some weakness, and all weak men have in them some greatness. - Andrew Urshan
• Life is passing, youth goes, strength decays. But workd done for God imperishable. - Howard Goss.
• Prayer and Praise are the spiritual raods to the presence of God. The throne of God is hidden in the secret kingdom of God, kept safely hidden from enemy interference or intrusions, so that only the hungry, conscientious, humble spirit can find the door that leads into the secluded realm of the spirit.
• Somewhere along its length, every busy street presents an opportunity and a challenge to step out and begin presenting the Gospel.  Every city, town and suburb presents opportunities so numerous that the God called and aggressive heart is always overwhelmed by the vastness of the white harvest field. 
• Because one may not see an opportunity is no reason to become discouraged. A man, woman can always find work to do unto the Lord and do it - even though seemingly small with all his or her soul, heart and mind. God, though H is capable and able to do anything has put us here to do it and He needs us, wants us and will surely uses and bless our service when presented humbly with open hands to Him.
• It is enthusiasm that sets powers free.  - Woodrow Wilson
• God knows who His children are and will NEVER fail to find them and lead them.
• Nothing is to hard to a willing mind.
• I am willing to be cold, uncomfortable, insecure, to take beatings, misrepresentation, to suffer loss, to be thrown, tossed on a cold and unfriendly world without money and without rest, deprived of sleep or a place to lay my head. To accept joyfully any persecution or trouble the Lord allows the evil one to stir up because I believe the Bible and especially when it says "All things work together for the good to them that love God, to them that are called according to His purpose."
• Do not be afraid of the fullness of God, nor of what He might do if we yield ourselves to Him completely.
• Ordinary people have an extraordinary call to an extraordinary God who calls each of us to total commitment.
• Humility and Honesty will always remain great spiritual safeguards.
• To believe in Jesus is not such a great thing. Even satan believes and trembles. To become like Jesus is truly great.
• What a person believes is sown in their daily life and how they live and what they become under circumstances.
• The modern church, rather than going out and defending and feeding the poor and mistreated, the sick, dying and miserable, lost and unsaved have today rather become comfortable resting places for the saved. 
• Prayer, real prayer, really does change things - often by changing us. - John Rush
• The Lord reigns, let the people tremble - Psalm 99:1
• When a burden is given from teh Lord it does not lose strength with the passage of time, but rather gains intensity.
• Anything vital for God will be tested by the enemy.
• When God is at work, none can withstand Him.
• If we do not win the Communist for Christ, they will conquer the West and uproot Christianity. - Richard Wumbrand.
• If you are a Christian you should really believe God for Great things.
• We are sons of the living God and He wants NONE to be lost.
• Faith without works is dead. Period.
• The way of faith is perseverance when God has already given word to do the task.
• When walking in faith of what God has shown you to do, when you face obstacles He will provide encouragement along the way.
• We can not walk in faith and be fatalistic at the same time.
• We must actively press in to hear God's voice and obey His promptings.
• If Christianity could promise that no one wold ever fall sick, suffer a tragedy or be killed, millions would embrace it. But Christianity cannot do that.  To embrace Christ for selfish reasons goes against God's character.  God is love and He is seeking people who will embrace Him out of a heart of pure love and obedience. JOb knew that when he said "Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him." Job 13:15
• "Oh Lord, purify my soul from all its stains. Warm my heart with the love of thee, animate my sluggish nature and fix my inconsistency and volatility, that I may not be weary in well doing." - William Wilberforce

 Tiff and Annah having fun!