He who studies medicine without books sails an uncharted sea, but he who studies medicine without patients does not go to sea at all.
If our view is limited to mortal life, some things become unbearable because they seem so unfair and so permanent.
The scriptures hold the keys to spiritual protection.
There is also an age-old excuse: 'The devil made me do it. ' Not so! He can deceive you and mislead you, but he does not have the power to force you or anyone else to transgress or to keep you in transgression.
Somewhere there is a message in the protest of the man who said, "You can't tell me that worry doesn't help. The things I worry about never happen. "
Peace can be settled in the heart of each who turns to the scriptures and unlocks the promises of protection and redemption that are taught therein.
The end of all activity in the church is to see that a man and a woman with their children are happy at home, sealed for eternity.
Pain and happiness are simply conditions of the ego. Forget the ego.
Brave deeds are the monuments of brave men.
I knew I could not live my life around a husband, now would I want a husband to live his life around me. Of course, there are any number of variations in marital relationships between those extremes. But there is always a need for spouses to change their behaviors or habits to suit each other. I have always been set in my ways and did not fancy changing my behavior or lifestyle.
My parents were the same in the pulpit as they were at home. I think that's where a lot of preachers' kids get off base sometimes. Because they don't see the same things at both places.