• “But the misfortune is that people wish to direct God instead of resigning themselves to be directed by Him. We wish to take the lead, and to follow in a way of their own selection instead of submissively and passively following where God sees fit to conduct them. And hence it is, that many souls who are called to the enjoyment of God himself and mot merely to the gifts of God, spend all their lives in pursuing and in feeding on little consolations.” – Madame Guyon

Difficulties are Proof Contexts By Elisabeth Elliot

Repeatedly I am asked variations of this question: Did the Lord comfort you or were you sometimes lonely or sad?… Continue reading

Show Love – Streams in the Desert 12/08

“Put on as the elect of God, kindness” (Col. 3:12).
There is a story of an old man who carried… Continue reading

The Marks of a Fool by Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Series: Abigail: How to Live with the Fools in Your Life

Leslie Basham: When your husband sins against you, it’s… Continue reading

The Life On Wings By Hannah W. Smith

 

The life hid with Christ in God has many aspects, and can be considered under a great many different… Continue reading

Open the Trenches – Streams in the Desert 12/07

“Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye… Continue reading

The Second Coming – Streams in the Desert 12/06

“Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown” (Rev. 3:11).

George Mueller… Continue reading

The Joy Of Obedience by Hannah Whitall Smith

 

The Joy Of Obedience Is Foremost

LONG AGO I CAME ACROSS this sentence: “Perfect obedience would be perfect happiness,… Continue reading

It Must Be Bought – Streams in the Desert 12/05

“On all bare heights shall be their pasture” (Isa. 49:9, RV).
Toys and trinkets are easily won, but the greatest… Continue reading

THE HOT WATER BOTTLE – A True Story By Helen Roseveare, Missionary to Africa

One night, in Central Africa, I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward; but in spite… Continue reading

The Hope of Holiness by Elisabeth Elliot

The “openness” that is often praised among Christians as a sign of true humility may sometimes be an oblique effort… Continue reading

  • “When we forget and seek for stars, show us Thy wounds, Thy scars.” – Amy Carmichael

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  • “False humility and morbid introspection are, in fact, the opposite of brokenness, as they reveal a preoccupation with self, rather than Christ.” – Nancy Leigh DeMoss

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