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He wanted to make cast models of her. He wanted to take a set of precision calipers and measure every distance between her features. He wanted her blood and glandular fluids analyzed by the finest chemists in the world—there must be something detectibly different in her inner workings for him to respond so dramatically, as if he’d been given a drug for which science had yet to find a name.But more than anything, he wanted to—
— Sherry Thomas, Beguiling the Beauty
My greatest fear is time wasted—a life spent. My greatest fear is passing away from this world without leaving a lasting impact.
— M.J. Chrisman, The Remnant: The Legend of the Seer
You cannot function in an unction you don't take action on.
— Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha
The next minute he realized what had happened to him, but not before she’d caught him staring.For a decade, I was fixated by her beauty. I wrote an entire article on the evolutionary significance of beauty as a rebuke to myself, that I, who understood the concepts so well, nevertheless could not escape the magnetic pull of one particular woman’s beauty.She knew. With surgical precision, she had peeled back his layers of defenses, until his heart lay bare before her, all its shame and yearning exposed.He could have lived with this if only he’d kept his secret whole and buried. But she knew. She knew.
— Sherry Thomas, Beguiling the Beauty
When it comes to who will like your writing; the ones who will like it will like it because they can relate to the story or can find a piece of their own story hidden within - regardless of the mistakes. The ones who won't, never will - no matter what.
— Beverly S. Harless, One Night of Regrets: A Story of Restoration and Grace
The explanation for her absence had been staring him in the face all the while, but he hadn’t wanted to acknowledge it: The affair meant nothing to her. He’d been the only one bewitched body and soul. For her, he’d been but a temporary source of entertainment, a way to pass the otherwise tedious hours in the middle of an ocean.He’d been the one to press for a continuation of their affair beyond the voyage. He’d been the one to offer his heart, his hand, his every last secret. She never even gave her real name.And, of course, never showed her face.
— Sherry Thomas, Beguiling the Beauty
Cold be night, cold be heart;I shall forever sit in dark, Until one day ride at FlightAgainst armies of Thalorion For last fight….
— M.J. Chrisman, The Remnant: The Legend of the Seer
For the next three seconds, he still dared to let himself hope.Perhaps she was making a grand entrance. Perhaps she would be carried in like Cleopatra, hidden in a roll of fine carpet.Perhaps—Three porters, grunting, pulled in a handcart.A crevasse opened before him and in fell his heart. No need to remove the tarpaulin wrapping. He recognized the stone slabby its size and weight.She had returned his present. She would have nothing more to do with him.
— Sherry Thomas, Beguiling the Beauty
...So far I have restrained myself. For how much longer, I do not know.I have never known such happiness, shot through with such misery. Only four days have passed, they tell me. But that is not true. It has been decades since I sawyou last.You will find me a stooped old man when we meet again. Perhaps I might even need a pair of spectacles to recognize your veil.But I remain always,Your servant,C.One of Christian's onesided letters to the Baroness
— Sherry Thomas, Beguiling the Beauty
In the silence punctuated only by their footsteps, both men thought not of themselves but of a Man who once made a long,lonely march up a hill, who in the world's worst hour did the most courageous thing ever done.At the end of His climb,He spread out His arms and permitted guilty men to drive nails into His hands and feet. He endured untold agony to give undeserving men- like Mike Hollis, Derrick Freeman, Nathan Hayes, and Adam Mitchell- a second chance.To most people none of this - not what these men were doing now, nor what He did two thousand years ago-made sense.From the outside, grace and truth,honor and courage,seldom do.
— Randy Alcorn
He does not want a girl who trifles with Christianity. He wants a woman who is radically given to Christ. He does not want a girl who prays tepid, lukewarm prayers. He wants a woman who lives in defiance of the powers of Hell. He does not want a girl who is self-adorning with the latest fashions and trends. He wants a woman who is adorned with the inner jewelry of Christ-given holiness. He does not want a girl who dishonors and belittles her parents. He wants a woman who honors the authorities God has placed in her life and serves them with charity and gladness. He does not want a girl whose Bible is an accessory to her wardrobe. He wants a woman whose hunger and thirst is to know the Lord, and who diligently feasts upon His Word. He does not want a girl whose tongue is a deceptive weapon of selfishness. He wants a woman whose words drip with the honey of the name of Jesus.
— Leslie Ludy
[Christ] has accomplished your salvation. But He has not yet perfected your circumstances. Do not be confused in the two.
— Kristen Heitzmann, Sweet Boundless
But miracles still happen, even if we don't think they do.
— Diet Eman, Things We Couldn't Say
When the Church tries to embody the rule of God in the forms of earthly power it may achieve that power, but it is no longer a sign of the kingdom.
— Lesslie Newbigin
We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
— John Ortberg
I felt peace, even though I was still scared to death. I thought that, whatever would happen to me - I could still be killed. I didn't know - and in what I'd already been through, God was in control.
— Diet Eman, Things We Couldn't Say
To me it was real war and my life was at stake, and I believe that all those clandestine spy games we played as children helped when the Occupation came.
— Diet Eman, Things We Couldn't Say
They thought we were stupid to do it, (hide Jews) of course; in fact, it was beyond their comprehension that we would risk so much for Jews.
— Diet Eman, Things We Couldn't Say
I’ve crossed a world of sand and tears in search of you. I love you. I’ve done nothing in my life worth more than that.
— V.S. Carnes
His head snapped sharply aside to collide with his own aching shoulder. The hulking brute he had heard referred to as Abdullah leaned into Caine’s face while his brain was yet reeling, flexing his fingers from the punch just dealt to his jaw, and said in Arabic, “I did not know English women were so strong.
— V.S. Carnes
There is no humility in calling yourself a Christian
—  placing Christ in the role of colleague. The humility lies in the truth of your imperfection and a more accurate description as a student of Christianity
This man was no servant. She looked up at him in acute agitation and knew: this man was now her master.
— V.S. Carnes
Allegorical stories of saints battling with giants, monsters and demons may be interpreted as symbolizing the Christian's fight against paganism. At Bwlch Rhiwfelen (Denbigh) St Collen fought and killed a cannibal giantess, afterwards washing away the blood-stains in a well later known as Ffynnon Gollen. In Ireland, the tales of saints slaying giant serpents may have the same meaning; alternatively they (or some of them) may refer to early sightings of genuine water monsters. St Barry banished a serpent from a mountain into Lough Lagan (Roscommon), and a holy well sprang up where the saint's knee touched the ground.
— Colin Bord, Sacred Waters
O Father, console them and please spare our country from that terrible disaster, not because we are any better but only out of grace. And if it has to be different, then teach me to pray: "Your will be done." O please protect him whom my soul lives! -From the journal of Diet Eman
— Diet Eman, Things We Couldn't Say
What she knew was sand and wind and innumerable stars. The rumble in a camel’s throat as it swayed over shifting dunes, its trappings jingling in time with its steps beneath her. She knew the sting of thirst and the taste of dried fruit, the glare of sun and the frigid, bone-numbing cold of the air when the sun gave her throne over to the moon. She knew that, to survive, one must often revise one’s caliber, and one must completely depend upon Jesus Christ.
— V.S. Carnes
It is the great business of every Christian to save souls. People complain that they do not know how to take hold of this matter. Why, the reason is plain enough; they have never studied it. They have never taken the proper pains to qualify themselves for the work. If you do not make it a matter of study, how you may successfully act in building up the kingdom of Christ, you are acting a very wicked and absurd part as a Christian.
— Charles Grandison Finney
If you are walking with Jesus, in the Spirit, you need not fear going too far. No believer has gone as far as God wants him to go.
— A.A. Allen
When the president of the United States flicks the switch to light up the Christmas tree on the White House lawn, that house ceases to be an American symbol; it becomes a Christian symbol.
— Letty Cottin Pogrebin, DEBORAH, GOLDA AND ME
Self is the only oil that makes the chariot-wheels of the hypocrite move in all religious concerns.
— Thomas Brooks, The Secret Key to Heaven: The Vital Importance of Private Prayer
Southern hospitality and Amish cooking - Ya'll Come Back, Danki.
— Karen Harper, Fall from Pride
I would urge us to be not too certain of our accustomed ways of looking at Genesis, and to open ourselves to the wisdom of the God-bearing men of the past who have devoted so much intellectual effort to understanding the text of Genesis as it was meant to be understood. These Holy Fathers are our key to understanding Genesis.
— Seraphim Rose, Genesis, Creation, and Early Man: The Orthodox Christian Vision
Adara, cease!"She froze at the sound of a voice she hadn't expected to hear. For a moment she thought she might be dreaming, until she blinked to look up into the most handsome face she'd ever known. She stared at the same blue eyes that made the tenderest of love to her.Christian.Her grip went lax and the candlestick in her hand fell to the floor. He was alive!She threw herself into his arms and held him close as giddy tears replaced her grief-induced ones. At least until her rage took hold again. "Damn you, you worthless, heartless son of a dog!" she snarled, pulling back to strike at his chest. "How dare you make me think you were dead! Don't you ever do such a thing to me again. "Christian was stunned by her language and actions. "I didn't know you could hear us through the door."She struck him again on his armor, a blow that no doubt he felt not at all, but it gave her some degree of satisfaction. "Well, think better next time."Her untoward anger amused him. Wiping the tears from her face, he kissed her tenderly.
— Kinley MacGregor, Return of the Warrior
My tears were wiped away, my heart was strong, I saw the way of healing…I said, “God help me now to preach the Word to all the dying around, and tell them how ‘tis Satan still defiles, and Jesus still delivers, for He is just the same today.
— John Alexander Dowie
She reached up to place her fingertips to his lips as she stared up at him with a warm, tender expression. "I wish you had come home to me so that I could have helped you."He pulled the cloth away from her face and stared at her for a hard second. "Had I known what was waiting for me, my lady, I would have."-Christian and Adara
— Kinley MacGregor, Return of the Warrior
Hey! look at usWe're digging and diggingInto stubborn, ancient earth;We're discoveringWhere we came from,and how we came."but where are you going?"Hey! look at usWe're learning and learningInto stubborn lawsOf nature and spaceAnd non-nature and non-space;We're discoveringAll there is to know."but where are you going?"Hey! look at usWe're planning and planningInto stubborn yearsOf education and trainingAnd hopes and dreams;We're discoveringHow not to waste any time."but where are you going?"Hey! look at usWe're shiny and brightAnd clever and sophisticatedAnd witty and well-read;We're discoveringHow to really fill upThis old life."but where are you going?"where?"Yes; where?
— Lois A. Cheney, God is No Fool
The devil is busytrying to take from uswhat we get from God,and so God bids us hold fast.
— C. Nuzum
Count the cost of your calling, find the value of your dream, and most of all find your place in His love.
— Deborah Brodie, In His Love
The bishop was aghast. "You would threaten me?"Christian didn't hesitate with his answer."For her life, aye.""You would jeopardize your soul for her? She is a heretic and a witch.""She is a woman. My woman."His words only succeeded in angering the bishop more. "I will have you excommunicated for this."Christian pulled the black monk's robe from over his head and balled it up. "Then excommunicate me. If I am in the wrong for protecting an innocent woman, then God can judge me as He will.
— Kinley MacGregor, Return of the Warrior
Lucretia Jane Price. A sweet name for a sweet lady that smelled of roses, spoke with a sweet drawl, and was surely made of all the sweet country things a man who hadn't eaten a good meal in a long time could imagine -- molasses, sweet peas, sweet corn, freshly churned butter.
— Linda Leigh Hargrove
I imagined the sound of whips on black backs and the roar of the overseer over the cry of mothers being separated from their babies. I pulled on all the strength I had not to shot out every valuable leaded pane of glass in that stinking house.
— Linda Leigh Hargrove
With Catty and Patrick's images in he side mirror waving from the steps of that house like Jethro and Ellie Mae, it occurred to me that something extraordinary had happened. I had effortlessly found a place of acceptance -- a place where people had taken me for me, not for what I could give them -- and I had left it.
— Linda Leigh Hargrove
The priest must teach the people, the fear of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
To defile your body is to quench the Holy Spirit.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Jesus Christ, the Saviour is my Shepherd.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Thy word O God is the Truth.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
How could be be sanctified? By avoiding sexual immorality.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The woe of wrath comes to whoever does wicked acts.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The grace of God is freely given.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The miracle of life is indescribable .
— Lailah Gifty Akita
To live without any regret is to act right.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
We can only please God, when we pray for his power.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Goodwill is the goodness of grace.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Wickedness is like cart ropes.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
To choose light is to reject darkness.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Rebellion leads to ruin.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ is my Shepherd.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
One of the hardest-to-swallow, most countercultural, counter intuitive implications of the gospel is that bearing up under a difficult burden with patient perseverance is a good thing.
— Brant Hansen, Blessed Are the Misfits: Great News for Believers who are Introverts, Spiritual Strugglers, or Just Feel Like They're Missing Something
The holiness of the gospel softens the hardness of the heart.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The path of prayer is forever bright.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Lord seeks to establish status quo before His return. He is gathering His sheep, His birds, His people under His wings, under His authority, His Kingship, the only authority and Kingship of our Lord God and Master, as in the times of Abraham, Moses, Isaac and Jacob.
— Henrietta Newton Martin -Senior Legal Consultant & Author ( Greatest of All Romances, Your Potter's
There are two rules for success...1. Never reveal everything you know.
— Ylond Miles-Davis, Machiavelli Rage
The only good understanding is to obey the God's commandment.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Be blessed.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
I think of the privilege it is to be able to speak life over these hurting people and believe in new life for them as we strive to love them the way we've been loved by Christ, the privilege it is to watch His faithfulness unfold in their stories.
— Katie Davis Majors, Daring to Hope: Finding God's Goodness in the Broken and the Beautiful
Prayer is like pearls.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
No one should judge another person's journey.
— Jennifer^Toth
Every gift opens a heavenly door to the giver.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
To desire is to dream.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Whoever is godly, loves good.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Wickedness is a wrong action.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Only the Lord leads us to walk in the path of light.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Environmental cleanliness begins with each individual desire to be clean.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
You are not better than your thought... As a man thinks so is he..
— Ikechukwu Joseph, Discovering Yourself
We often go astray, seeking our own way, until the the sacred moment of suffering, then we find grace to cry out for Saviour.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
We can only testify about what we have seen: the signs and wonders of God. So that others may desire to seek the Holy One.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
By embracing our brokenness, we don’t come to Christ's feet occasionally, but we stay at His feet continuously.
— Tiffany  Webster, Embracing the Broken: Letting Go of Perfection and Living by the Power of Christ's Grace
Environmental cleanliness begins with individual desire to be clean.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Cleanliness begins with love for godliness
— Lailah Gifty Akita
I know who saved my life, the Saviour!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Who is the Saviour? The Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
I own my life to the Saviour, who saved me.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Pray until you can pray. And when you can pray,  keep praying.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Praying is the breath of life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
In all my childhood, they was promoting hate towards non Muslims and towards people who don't believe and worship like how we did. They thought to hate non Muslims like Jude and Christians cause they are dirty and worse then pigs. as a Christian in my country, i had no rights, everyday of my life i was living in fear or death. I had no rights in a country where i born and growth. But now when they ( Muslims ) has debate or conversation with non Muslims, they said Islam is the best and true religion cause as muslims we respect all human rights. But i must say it is not true at all cause i can not have any right in my country if i want to be a christian, even not rights of being alive. So how they said then that muslims respect all human rights? They don't, they are just making fool of themselves and some who don't know.
— Arash Tabish
In the end, we serve, the Saviour, who saved us from death to life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
While we love, we ought to love.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
I must loss everything, to gain anything that Christ Jesus has for me under the power of His grace.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Bless your mum, who carried you for nine months in her womb.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Hate the evil.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Restoration brings refreshment.
— Lailah Gifty, Akita
With the grace of prayer, we shall prevail.
— Lailah Gifty, Akita
There is no other shame like senseless sin.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Parents ought to pray for their children.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Any day could be your last day of existence?
— Lailah Gifty Akita
With grace, we find the strength within to reach the goal.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
In a day a man needs only his daily bread.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
We can prevail with prayer.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
We do not need anything more than our daily bread.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Return to God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
What great deed can parent do, than to pray for their children.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Worry leads to weary.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
In every circumstance, call out to Jesus Christ.
— Laiah Gifty Akita
With Christ Jesus, we are overcomers.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
O Lord of mercy, have pity on us.
— Laiah Gifty Akita
When we fall, Jesus Christ will help us to rise up.
— Laiah Gifty Akita
Christ Jesus is full of compassion, if we come to Him, He will heal us.
— Laiah Gifty Akita
Christ Jesus is full of compassion.
— Laiah Gifty Akita
Rejected by man, yet accepted by the Maker.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Stay prayerful.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Holy Scripture speaks life into our lives.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
In every moment, know that the Lord's presence is always with you.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Never live a day without prayer.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Never live a day without a prayer.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The flame of the spirit is burning lamp.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Who can walk in the shoes of the sacrifice of the Lamb,the Lord Jesus Christ?
— Lailah Gifty Akita
No mere mortal man can do what Christ Jesus did?
— Lailah Gifty Akita
It is better to be slave to Jesus Christ than the sin of satan.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
God's grace of forgiveness is greater than all sins.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
I am captivated by Jesus Christ.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Great is the sin. But greater is God's grace.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The greatest blessings is to get rid of the sinful nature through God's grace.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
If you wish to compare, compare yourself with God's commandment.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Sanctification of the Spirit is the grace of salvation.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Without sanctification, dwell in the state of impurity.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
What is sin? All wrong doing is a sin.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
If we know the good we ought to do, but fail to act, we sin.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Sin leads to physical death in the spirit.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Sanctification leads to renewal of the spirit.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
God's Law is holy, righteous, and good.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The sinful desire of the flesh leads to uncleanness, sexual immorality, and sensuality.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
What matter most is not the sin. The moment of repentance: go and sin no more.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
When we come to the light of God, all our sins shall be forgiven by faith in Jesus Christ.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Holy Scripture is a spark of light.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Walk in the the holy way.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Walk in the way of light.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Word of God is a holy light.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Let thy pure act be thy prayer.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Truth is the Sacred Word of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Unclean life is ungodliness.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Holy One is Holy Father.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
God is our Righteous Father.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Righteous Father!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
To be a servant of the Saviour is the sacred service.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
What a precious privilege to pray?
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The HOLY of Holiness!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Praying is holy pilgrimage.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Christians must have the fragrance of Jesus Christ.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Truth is there is only one wise God, the Divine Being.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Truth speaks for itself, this is the works of the Holy Spirit.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
If we begin to study the Scriptures, our souls shall be sanctified.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
What the Holy Spirit teaches is the Truth of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The heavenly Father first forgive us our sins for the love of fellowship.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Holy Spirit searches all things, the depth of Truth of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
To pray is seek the sacred path.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
I put my trust in the Living God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Jesus Christ is the KING in God's kingdom.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
How can we live our lives without God?
— Lailah Gifty Akita
What a glorious God?
— Lailah Gifty Akita
True preaching demonstrate the Spirit’s power.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Heavenly Father you are all I have got. May your unfailing love surround me.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Praying paved a sacred path.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
There is only one Saviour, the Lord JESUS CHRIST.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Sacred Word of God shall sanctifies us of any wretchedness.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
In any situation, God's grace is sufficient.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Without grace, how can we do the good, we ought to do?
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Praying is a paved path.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Praying is holy path.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The pure action is the grace of prayer.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
How could we have forsaken the reading of the Holy Bible?
— Lailah Gifty Akita
If you walk in the light, all the darkness around you shall disappear.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
To pray is to praise.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
True brothers are never blood-related. But born of the spirit.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Who can save a wretched soul? Only the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The phenomenon of praying is beyond description.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The sacred lamp, shall never cease to burn to give light.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The path of life is predestined by the powerful Divine Being.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Only the Maker makes a man.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
We are sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
All the riches of the world can never be exchange for the grace of redemption.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Watch out: the sheep in wolves clothes!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Jesus Christ is the wisdom of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The important matter is God has given us life. We must pray for grace to live.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Highest Heavens is the throne of the Holy One.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Spirit calls..!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
In the end, we live to serve the Saviour, who saved us from all slavery in the flesh. And make us awake in a new life of the spirit of Christ Jesus.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
This young man did not date anyone but his wife, claiming it works much better when God's in charge.
— Sunshine Rodgers, God The Father Jesus The Big Brother Holy Spirit The Best Friend
God feels loved when: I prayI read my Bible I ask Him before I do somethingI say good things about HimI introduce Him to othersI want to know more about HimI have faith in HimI make it all about Him
— Sunshine Rodgers, God The Father Jesus The Big Brother Holy Spirit The Best Friend
We must realize that even though the sacred text of the scriptures could never be improved or changed, flesh certainly can!
— Ted  Roberts, Brotherly Love: The Gospel of Jesus Christ
The shame of sins!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
My sin is my shame.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The purity of prayer!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Salvation of mankind is neither human effort nor desire. But God's grace of a greater mercy.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
We belong to God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Thank God for His great love.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
In Christ, my chains are broken.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Give glory to God for His grace.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Thanks be to God, who has been my very helper from the day I was born to this present moment.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Rebirth is born of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Praying is the power of much more grace.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
God's great mercy is the gift of much more grace.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Holy Spirit testifies the Truth.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
God gives courage for us to triumph in any trouble.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Whoever encounter Jesus Christ shall never be the same.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
In the end, we live to serve the Saviour, who liberates us.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Only living water satisfy the thirsty soul.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Holy Bible!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
...Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all...! Romans 11:11
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Life is only but the praise of prayer.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The praise of prayer.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Salvation does not depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy of grace.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
No sin is beyond forgiveness.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Creator calls..!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
To pray is to plead.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
I must serve the Great Master, God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Maker is the Great Master.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
At the miraculous moment, when you meet Jesus Christ, you shall be made well.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
When you walk in the light, all the darkness around you shall disappear.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Let thy life be thy gracious treasure.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Be faithful in prayer.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Give generously.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Let your mind dwell richly on Christ Jesus.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Maker is a Mighty warrior.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
God's grace is all I need.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Lift you your eyes, look to God, holy heavens.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
God's people do not need to fear. God delivers. And if He does not deliver, He sustains. And if He does not sustain, He receives us into His everlasting arms - for He is sovereign! God be praised.
— Anita Dittman, Trapped in Hitler's Hell: A Young Jewish Girl Discovers the Messiah's Faithfulness in the Midst of the Holocaust
The Majesty of the Maker!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
There is only ONE Saviour, Jesus Christ.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Creator is a Counselor.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
What we become is a grace of believe in God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
If Christians, think of Christ Jesus, they will act like holy servant of Son of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
No one can save us accept the Saviour.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Prayer is a petition.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
If we pray we shall put an end to evil intentions.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Jesus Christ is our Saviour.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Let thy power be a prayer.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Creator chooses.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The called souls are chosen by grace.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Great joy is the grace of Jesus!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Is there any power like prayer?
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Please, God give us the grace to carefully obey all your commands,.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The pain of patience is better the pleasure of sin.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Hey girl, I saw the Apostle Paul and he said for you to greet me with a holy kiss.
— Matthew Pierce, Homeschool Sex Machine: Babes, Bible Quiz, and the Clinton Years
God will the way.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
True conscience is Christ.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Do not neglect the house of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The heavenly Father shall never failed to fulfilled His word.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Just God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Righteous God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Saviour saves.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
I'm a Buddhist. You might have a Christian obligation to catch pneumonia while you sit for two and a half hours listening to some twerp in a dress drone on about the virtue of wedded life but, dear as you are to me, I don't.
— Natasha Pulley, The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
My spirit thirst for the living water.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The righteous shall rejoice.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Great God!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The marvelous Maker!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Is the any religion like a right act?
— Lailah Gifty Akita
All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition, that they should be dispensed for the benefit of our neighbors.
— John Calvin
Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall recieve the gift of the Holy Spirit." ACTS 2: 38
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Grace is a gift of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
In Christ Jesus, we are bound to be free.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
When was the last time she had trusted God, really rusted Him, without reservations, without a backup plan or a safety net?
— Kara Isaac, Then There Was You
Thank God for His goodness.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
I have gone astray many times, but Now, what matters is the mercy of God's grace that guides me in the right path.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
It is not the Church name that matters, but a Christ like character from every Christian that makes a difference.
— Gift Gugu Mona
Heavenly Father, I thank you for your favour.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
May we continue to workship God, with wholehearted devotion.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
It is man who forsake is Maker.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
If a man can save himself, there is no need for a Saviour.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The gospel is the grace of mercy.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The throne of grace is the gospel of salvation.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Let thy true religion be to act right.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
If we read the Scripture, we shall know what God requires of us.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
If Christians read the Holy Bible, they know the Lord Jesus Christ.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
We worry about many things. And pray about few things.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Christian holy duty is to know the Lord Jesus Christ.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Praying is a pure action.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Praying leads to purity.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The sweetness of the Scripture is satisfactory to the soul.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Thank God for His grace.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Thank God for the journey of life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The tragedy of being
—  we believe all things but doubt the truth.
The Truth is doubted.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The paradise of praying is like a palace of full of precious things.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
We first doubt, to find the truth.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Whoever has experienced near-death, knows how gracious, it is to be alive.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Is there anything that satisfy the soul like the Truth?
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Scripture is never subjected to one's own interpretations.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The sweetness of taste of the truth.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Let thy power be
—  the grace to pray.
Shall we accept the testimony of a man, yet reject the Truth of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
LORD God, please give us grace to obey thy great laws.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Do not miss heaven.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Great is the mercy of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Honor is for the Lord. Who the Lord honors, and how He'll do it, is all up to Him.
— Arnel Tan, Moments of Grace
Our holy duty is to pray. The answer belongs to God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
If we wish to grow in grace in the knowledge of God, we must study the Scriptures.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Is there any riches like redemption?
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Though sin abound, God's grace is greater to save.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Without God's grace, we stumble in sin.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Nothing can be located in space and time w/out changing angles. Perceive Him as God, or Spirit, or Son, these are mere snapshots from three different angles of one and the same being. Unless the Christians learn how to put them together, they would learn nothing concerning the essence of the Eternal.
— Vinko Vrbanic
We must let God be Himself in us. This means that we must let Him be Himself in others too. We ought not to judge the style of another person’s worship.But worship that is elitist or is reduced to the level of popular entertainment, worship that is emotional or aesthetic is worship in name only. It has the external form without the reality. What we long for is living worship. But how does this come about?Our churches should not be places where the unregenerate come on Sundays because they “like the worship.” Our churches ought to be places where the unregenerate feel uncomfortable because it is the Spirit who is important and who comes first. Our controlling principle must be obedience to the Spirit—no matter where He leads us.Psalm 37:4 is true for all of us, whomever we are or whatever we want. But when we delight ourselves in the Lord, some of our desires may wither away and be replaced by new ambitions. So it will not do to envisage a definite goal concerning the form our worship must take. We must first of all be sure that we are delighting ourselves in the Lord and then see what God does.
— R. T. Kendall
The Maker is very great in mercy.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
It is better to seek redemption than chase riches.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
If we repent of our sins, we shall recieve refreshing time from the Lord.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Grace is a good fortune.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
If every Christian read Bible, they know that God's grace for us is Jesus Christ.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Why don't you read the Holy Bible?
— Lailah Gifty Akita
We can not just live any how. There are consequences for every action, where evil or good.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Christ Jesus consumed our hearts like a blazing fire.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
How can we abstain from sexual immorality? Only God can give us the grace.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
To heed, we must first hear.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Praying puriies the heart.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
THAT you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves, from these you do well." Acts 15:29
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Whoever believe in Jesus Christ, shall receive remission of sins.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
What must I do to be saved? Believe in the Saviour, Jesus Christ.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
We are offspring of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
It is better to be a true disciple than a false follower.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Saviour is the Lord Jesus Christ.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
None can save us, accept the Saviour.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
God first love us.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Worship the God with your whole heart.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
We want many things. But few things is needful.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
In this life, only one thing is needful ; God's grace.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Study the scriptures.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Prayer is apath.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Prayer is a path.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
When we realized we are wrong, we must confess sins. THEN return to seek the right ways of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Our foot step may slip without the order of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
I know O LORD, that a man's way is not in himself. That is not in a man who walks to direct his steps." Jeremiah 10:23
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Our desire shall be our delight in the Lord.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The only true God!
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The holy servant, the Saviour JESUS CHRIST.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
What we need is the power to pray.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The only power desirable is the grace to pray.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Good is of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Ignorance leads to sin.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Repentance leads to refreshing times.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Thank God for his great mercy of forgiveness.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
God's grace is all we need.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
It's not that somehow we may discover something in how we view ourselves or our enviroment that we'll find suitably fillling, that will help us rise above the daily struggle for existence. I'm saying that everything in the natural world proclaims there's something infinetly more-some wisdom and reason behing everything we see. Just look around. It doesn't take a college degree to see it.
— Janette Oke, Where Hope Prevails
It's not that somehow we may discover something in how we view ourselves or our environment that we'll find suitably fulfilling, that will help us rise above the daily struggle for existence. I'm saying that everything in the natural world proclaims there's a reason behind everything we see. Just look around. It doesn't take a college degree to see it." Phillip gestured in the darkness and up toward the stars hanging as if within reach." We aren't the center of it all. But I do belive we're of inestimable value, because we were made in the image of a loving and creative God. That's where our sense of self and dignity comes from-from the marvelous Creator who filled the world with such incredible beauty and gave it to us for a time. I all underscores the value He places on us, His creation.
— Janette Oke, Where Hope Prevails
The spirit gives life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Pray ceaselessly.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
All the pleasure of sin cannot be compared to the satisfaction with sweetness of life in the spirit.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
True repentence is to depart from evil. A return to God, seeking his grace for power to obey him.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Maker is mighty in strength.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Without the Holy Bible, how can we believe in God?
— Lailah Gifty Akita
God is everything I ever needed.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
If ours souls are thirsty, we can draw freely, livng water from the well of salvation.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Redemption in Christ Jesus is the grace rebirth.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Lord does not reject any one who comes to him.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
We can rely on the righteous Ruler.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The Good News is the gospel of Truth.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The gospel of Truth is holy word of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
The gospel is the Good News of God's Kingdom.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Guard your heart in your spirit.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
So . . . I am the someone you were speaking of earlier?Yes. You're my someone.You're my someone, too.
— Becky Wade, True to You
You are trustworthy.' She said it again and again, letting the chorus seep into her quavering heart and hungry soul. "I trust you with everything. My whole life. I want your will, Lord. Not mine. Just . . . . ' Her voice broke. 'Just Christ alone. That's what I choose. You're enough.
— Becky Wade, True to You
The things you didn't receive added value to your life, the same as did the things you received. Life had holes. Life was still beautiful.
— Becky Wade, True to You
The Christian motto 'All men are brothers', however, also means that those who do not accept brotherhood are not men.
— Slavoj Žižek, Violence
Today I'm aware of all the times I have said no to opportunities God has placed before me because I think I'm not rich enough, equipped enough, talented enough, strong enough, or crazy enough to say yes. All the times I have mistaken good things for bad. All the times I have allowed the opinions of an ignorant majority to guide my thinking instead of looking to Jesus and his heart in the matter. I wonder how many times we, his children, choose a comfortable no over a terrifying yes - the kind of yes that will lead us to the only place we should ever long to be: in the arms of Jesus.
— Heather Avis, The Lucky Few: Finding God's Best in the Most Unlikely Places
God is big enough to handle anything you throw at him . . . the one thing you have to remember though, son. When you throw something, it's no longer in your hands.
— Sarah Monzon, All of You
Dare to try, knowing that you will make mistakes. You will fall short again and again, because there is no effort without error. In the end, you will either know the triumph of high achievement, or if you fail, you will fail while daring greatly.
— Tessa Afshar, Bread of Angels
While he hung on the cross, caught in the agony of such a death, Jesus found the strength to speak a handful of words. Shall I tell you my favorite? He said, 'Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing.' He said this about his tormenters and murderers. Roman and Jew. It did not matter to him. He spoke forgiveness over them, although they betrayed him and robbed him of life itself.
— Tessa Afshar, Bread of Angels
You take the opportunities given to you. If we always waited for perfection, we'd miss out on so much. Don't you think?
— Sarah Monzon, All of You
Don't be afraid to live the life you've been given. Some of us don't t have the chance . . . . don't waste yours.
— Sarah Monzon, All of You
When your physician says, “you have two to four months to live” because their medicine isn’t working I hope you take a chance to build a relationship with God and pray that Jesus Christ/God/Holy Spirit can heal you! You have nothing to lose at this point but so much to gain. God bless you!
— David Langmas
Prayer and fasting is what every Christian needs because prayer empowers you while fasting humbles you to be a better child of God.
— Gift Gugu Mona
Without needing told, without Jacob's lead, Akando dropped to his knees and lunged into the throne room of Christ.
— Willowy Whisper, Only Children Chase Sawdust
A brusque whisper coaxed Phillip from slumber. Someone had called his name. The cot squeaked as he sat up and squinted at a featureless silhouette. “Who is it?”“Rise. Quick. Bring your medicine maker.” The ragged voice belonged to True Seeker.Tasked with keeping a watchful eye on Milly, the young man would come to Phillip at this hour for only one reason. He swung his legs to the ground. With one foot going into his trousers, he took a wide step across the narrow barracks and jostled Buck’s shoulder.His friend was on his feet and half-dressed before Phillip left the building, alarm urging his feet to a gallop. No one need tell him which direction to go. He buckled his sword belt as he went. The scabbard slapped his leg with each footfall, bringing to mind a similar night not long enough ago. His stride lengthened.This time, he would run Collins clean through.
— April W. Gardner, The Ebony Cloak
Was there anything he wouldn’t give for an isolated cabin and one night with her? No, he didn’t imagine there was—not that he had anything left to give.The last two things Phillip possessed he’d already bequeathed—to Milly, his heart, and to the Almighty, his vow to that he’d marry her if He would simply rearrange their circumstances to make it possible.
— April W. Gardner, The Ebony Cloak
Captain Bailey’s face went rigid as he stepped aside, revealing another bicorne-crowned officer just behind him.The gentleman joined their circle, probing Milly with his gaze. He was handsome, more so than the other two. The upward tilt of his chin, confident set to his shoulders, and seductive smile lifting one corner of his mouth sent a wave of disquiet through her middle.She’d met this sort before.The silver tassels on his epaulettes glimmered in the firelight and spoke of power, and she lowered her eyes, pointedly aware she didn’t belong here, surrounded by such important men, addressing them as if anything she said were worthy of their consideration. She sucked in a deliberate breath and drew back ever so slightly.Captain Bailey matched her move and slipped a hand to the back of her elbow. She suspected the touch was meant to be one of support. Instead, she felt trapped.“Miss Milly Wilkins, may I present Captain Jameson Collins?” Captain Bailey’s voice was clipped, and Milly feared he was beginning to see through the ruse.The sound of rattling chains stemmed from the shadows and her eyes darted toward it. Any minute these officers would realize she should be shackled as well. Could they see through the shadows of her hood to the pulse pounding in her neck?
— April W. Gardner, The Ebony Cloak
With unsteady hands, Phillip yanked on the mare’s bridle straps while trying to loosen one of the stubborn buckles. She snorted at his rough handling.Totka appeared beside him. “Let me.”Phillip gratefully released the task, an unexpected sense of brotherhood filling him. If anyone knew the heartache of separation, it was the man whose deft brown hands readied Phillip’s mount for the long road ahead.Totka’s own road had been lengthy. And yet, after two years, he somehow managed to continue to place one foot in front of the other. His breath still entered and left his body in the same monotonous pattern. How? When already several times over the half-day since Grayson had ridden out with Milly, Phillip had wondered if his chest might explode with the effort of expanding and contracting without her.
— April W. Gardner, The Ebony Cloak
Phillip hardened his grip on Totka’s. “For all our manipulations, God always manages to get His way.”“A beautiful woman once told me our Jesus Creator is a good and wise chief, worthy of obedience without question. His plan is perfect. Wait, and you will see.
— April W. Gardner, The Ebony Cloak
He came back to her lips and tasted them briefly before settling his forehead against hers. “I don’t care what Grayson or his legal document says,” he muttered between catches of wind. “God’s given you to me, and as soon as He allows, I’ll claim you as my own.”He spoke with such confidence that if she allowed herself, she could almost believe him. But with belief came hope, and with hope, the inevitability of pain.The knocking at the door resumed, more urgently this time.Along her throat, splotches of cool marked where he’d sampled her. Milly lamented that it was already warming. In heartbeats, all she would have was memories. And anguish. Could God truly fill the hollow Phillip would leave? Last night, His promise had filled her to the depths of her soul. It was enough. It would have to be.With his eyes locked on hers, Phillip’s hand trailed her cheek and throat. It brushed over her shoulder and down her arm. Then, in one blink, he wiped every emotion from his face, stunning her with the callous glaze of his eyes.He gripped her by the elbow, whisked her through the kitchen, and opened the door to her wretched future.
— April W. Gardner, The Ebony Cloak