There is plenty of room for us all to succeed and carve our own path.
There may be some tenderness in the conscience and yet the will be a very stone; and as long as the will stands out, there is no broken heart.
The reason why we obtain no more in prayer is because we expect no more. God usually answers us according to our own hearts.
Sin is the insurrection and rebellion of the heart against God; it turns from Him, and turns against Him; it takes up arms against God.
He who knows what it is to enjoy God will dread His loss; he who has seen His face will fear to see His back.
The cross is not only imposed upon the saints as their burden, but bequeathed unto them as their legacy. It is given unto them as an honor and privilege.
To sanctify God is to reverence Him in our hearts, and to represent Him in the glory of His holiness before men.
In our own time, through integrative sciences like ecology and animal behavior and psychology we have re-understood what was forgotten during the reduction centuries of modern science. We've re-understood that the world is one thing, and it's a living thing. It's a thing with an intent and a spirit within it, and this is the key concept.
Russians have different far lofty ambitions; more of a spiritual kind. It's more about your relationship with God.
People forget years and remember moments.
Moths like me die by the thousands every minute. Her work goes on all the same. Glory unto Mother!