Impacting Verses and Quotes

"And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it."

~ Luke 9:23-24 ~

"There can be no earnest desire to know Christ, nor any holy panting after a spiritual revelation of Him while the heart is pursuing worldly object."

- J.C. Philpot -

"And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."

~ Luke 9:62 ~

"There is too much at stake and too much glory to be gained for Christ to turn back, loose our hand from the plow, or become distracted."

- Paul Washer -

"We follow Him all the time or we get lost."

- Mr. Chris Pappas -

"The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
...for behold, the kingdom of God is within you."

~ Luke 17:20,21 ~

"Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."

~ 2 Corinthians 6:17-18 ~

"Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."

~ 2 Corinthians 7:1 ~

"Everyone wants to be clothed with power,
but no one wants to be stripped of self."

- Leonard Ravenhill -

"...Occupy till I come."

~ Luke 19:13 ~

"Have I been making a fair show in the flesh
without having a corresponding inner life?"

- Charles Spurgeon -

"A ship can be diverted from it's course by a storm and still be headed for it's destination.  It is the overall pattern that counts.
[But] if your actions are out of tune with your beliefs, you tend to change either your actions or your beliefs."

- Albert Wolters -

~Brittany

The Glorious Distraction of Love!

I read this post this morning on http://www.christyfitzwater.com 

and was very blessed and challenged by reading it.  

Would it be obvious to someone else that I am in love with Christ?  

Am I really in love with my God? 

  Just some things to meditate on. 

I sat in American history class in college, furiously taking notes, but every time the teacher paused I doodled on the side of the paper.

Matthew 
Matthew Fitzwater 
Mrs. Matthew Fitzwater 
Christy Fitzwater 

In cursive. In print. Encased in hearts. With swirls and loops. Should I write the F the unique way he does? (I decided yes, and 22 years later I still do.)

Willenbrecht
Fitzwater is so much easier to spell.

Love occupies the mind and oozes into every thought. (He smells so good in Polo. I can’t wait to see him tonight.)

God’s people are given the command to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart…” (Deuteronomy 6:5 NIV)  But this is no stiff command:  Love! It’s a heart-consuming, I wonder what He’s doing right now love.

Jesus.

Thinking about Him all the time.

If you want this kind of love for God, try some of these disciplines:

• “Swim in the Bible every day.”  -John Piper
• Memorize verses about God. Lots and lots of verses, until they permeate your thinking.
• Pray while folding socks and loading the dishwasher and waiting in the dentist’s office and browning hamburger and mowing the lawn.
• Every morning sing one hymn about Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. (I highly recommend, Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross.)
• Listen to sermons that glorify God. (Tim Keller is my new discovery!)
• Read one prayer from The Valley of Vision every night before you go to bed.
• Hang out with people who are in love with Jesus and who talk about Him all the time.
• Let not even wild horses drag you away from attending church every week.
• Obey Jesus.
• Talk openly with others of your love for God.

The person sitting next to me in history class could glance at my notes and tell where my heart was.

The distraction of love is hard to hide.

~Posted by Breanna