Favorite Quotes

These are some of my favorite quotes that I have collected. I Will be adding more all the time. Feel free to use any of these.

God's blessings to you, Sharon

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"Never worry about numbers.
Help one person at a time,
and always start with
the person nearest you."
- Mother Teresa

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us." Helen Keller
*You are writing a Gospel a chapter a day, by deeds that you do , and words that you say. Men read what you write, whether faithless or true; Say ,what is the Gospel according to you?

"A gentle and quiet spirit is not only imperishable; it is precious in the sight of God. It's also one of the hardest qualities to cultivate. Far from a sign of weakness, a gentle and quiet spirit is the sign of a woman who is strong in faith, mind and character."

---From the book So Much More by Anna Sofia and Elizabeth Botkin

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. ~Anne Bradstreet

"Proud people tend to speak of other's sins, the miserable delusion of hypocrites, the deadness of some saints with bitterness, or the opposition to holiness of many believers. Pure Christian humility, however, is silent about the sins of others, or speaks of them with grief and pity. The spiritually proud person finds fault with other saints for their lack of progress in grace, while the humble Christian sees so much evil in his own heart, and is so concerned about it, that he is not apt to be very busy with other hearts. He complains most of himself and his own spiritual coldness and readily hopes that most everybody has more love and thankfulness to God than he."

"One under the influence of spiritual pride is more apt to instruct others than to ask questions. Such a person naturally puts on the airs of a master. The eminently humble Christian thinks he needs help from everybody, whereas the spiritually proud person thinks everybody needs his help. Christian humility, under a sense of others’ misery, entreats and beseeches, but spiritual pride commands and warns with authority."
-Jonathan Edwards- Spiritual Pride

"A woman makes a better wife when she doesn't try to make a better husband!" -Unknown

Be he king or a peasant,He is happiest who finds peace at home.

The home is a most marvelous and benevolent appointment of God, and is designed, among other ends, to unite, strengthen, and sanctify the different relations of life, and thus secure and promote the mutual happiness and well being of each and all. O Winslow

If only we can make Christ an abiding guest in our home, and if we can keep ourselves aware of His being with us, our household life cannot help but grow wondrously sweet! R.C.Miller

She turns away from luxury and ease to the plainer home, the simpler life, the humbler surroundings-without a murmur." *Home-making by J.R. Miller

"Hospitality is the act of caring for one another. We can entertain all we like, but not until we care does it become hospitality." Emilie Barnes
Home is where the heart is, The soul's bright guiding star. Home is where real love is, Where our own dear ones are. Home means someone waiting To give a welcome smile. Home means peace and joy and rest And everything worthwhile. --Author Unknown

Broken Dreams
As children bring their broken toys
With tears for us to mend,
I brought my broken dreams to God
Because He was my friend.
But then instead of leaving Him
In peace to work alone,
I hung around and tried to help
With ways that were my own.
At last I snatched them back and cried,
"How could you be so slow"
"My child," He said, "What could I do?
You never did let go."
- Author Unknown
The Home Circle may be, ought to be, the most delightful place on earth, the center of the purest affections and most desirable associations, as well as of the most attractive and exalted beauties to be found this side of paradise. There is one vision that never fades from the soul, and that is the vision of mother and of home. No man in all his weary wanderings ever goes out beyond the overshadowing arch of home. Let him stand on the surf-beaten coast of the Atlantic, or roam over the western wilds, and every dash of the wave or murmur of the breeze will whisper. . . . . HOME, SWEET HOME!"

from: The Golden Gems of Life ~ Gathered Jewels for the Home Circle
by Ferguson & Allen
published 1882

So far as this world knows or can vision, there is no attainment more desireable than the happy and contented home."

A pharisee is hard on others and easy on himself, but a spiritual man is easy on others and hard on himself."---A.W Tozer

If a man doesn't know where he is going, how DARE he ask a woman to follow him."
--Doug Phillips, A Wise Woman's Guide to Blessing Her Husband's Vision
Charles Spurgeon quotes----

"I have no faith in that woman who talks of grace and glory abroad, and uses no soap and water at home. Let the buttons be on the shirts, let the children's socks be mended, let the roast mutton be done to a turn, let the house be as neat as a new pin, and the home be as happy as home can be."
Charles Spurgeon
"A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble."

"Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us."

"By perseverance the snail reached the ark."

"It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness."

"The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation."

"We have come to a turning point in the road. If we turn to the right mayhap our children and our children's children will go that way; but if we turn to the left, generations yet unborn will curse our names for having been unfaithful to God and to His Word. "

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Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to the garage makes you a car."
--by Laurence J. Peter

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Clearly there is an appropriate kind of sheltering. When those who are opposed to homeschooling accuse me of sheltering my children, my reply is always, 'What are you going to accuse me of next, feeding and clothing them?"---R.C. Sproul Jr.
The Bible calls debt a curse and children a blessing; but in our culture, we apply for a curse and reject blessings. Something is wrong with this picture."
---Doug Phillips

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters."
--George Herbert

The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom." Henry Ward Beecher


"A Mothers love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible." Marion C. Garrety

"As mothers we are homebuilders, we are raising the next generation of godly seed. That child sitting in front of you could be the next Billy Graham, will you be found faithful in raising him accordingly? We have the ability to change the world through our mothering with help from the power of God."---June Fuentes

You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips."

Oliver Goldsmith

"Confidence is going after Moby Dick----in a rowboat, with a harpoon and a jar of tartar sauce."

"Thank God, O women, for the quietude of your home, and that you are queen it it. Men come at eventide to the home; but all day long you are there , beautifying it, sanctifying it, adorning it, blessing it. Better be there than wear a queen's coronet. Better be there than carry the purse of a princess. It may be a very humble home. There may be no carpet on the floor. There may be no pictures on the wall. There may be no silks in the wardrobe; but, by your faith in God, and your cheerful demeanor, you may garniture that place with more splendor than the upholsterer's hand ever kindled."
---Reverend T. DeWitt Talmage, D.D
Housework is what a woman does that nobody notices unless she hasn't done it. -Evan Esar

"The attitude in your heart will determine the atmosphere in your home"

"Not every home can be House Beautiful, but every home can be filled with the spirit of loveliness and the spirit of warmth, love and caring."

There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea. ~Bernard-Paul Heroux
If you are cold, tea will warm you. If you are too heated, it will cool you. If you are depressed, it will cheer you. If you are excited, it will calm you. ~Gladstone, 1865

-Women are like tea bags. They don't know how strong they are until they get into hot water.

Emilie Barnes, "A Cozy Christmas Tea" -- Perhaps that is the true gift of a teatime celebration: It fills our cups with joy and warmth and friendship. May the echo of the teacups' message be heard not only at Christmas, not only on special occasions, but anytime friends come together."

“Consider the ravens,
Their trust in their Maker!
They sow not, they reap not,
They store not away;
And yet they are nourished
And fed by your Father:
Are ye not, His children,
Far better than they?”

Another little verse says this:

“He knows, He loves, He cares,
Nothing this truth can dim,
He does the very best for those,
Who leave the choice to Him.”

And, yet, another one tells us:

“I do not know, I cannot see,
What God’s kind hand prepares for me,
Nor can my glance pierce through the haze,
Which covers all my future ways,
But yet I know that o’er it all,
Rules He who notes the sparrow’s fall!”

When you can't see the bright side of life, polish the dull side. Anonymous

Take Time to Be Holy
Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord;
Abide in Him always, and feed on His Word.
Make friends of God’s children, help those who are weak,
Forgetting in nothing His blessing to seek.

Take time to be holy, the world rushes on;
Spend much time in secret, with Jesus alone.
By looking to Jesus, like Him thou shalt be;
Thy friends in thy conduct His likeness shall see.

Take time to be holy, let Him be thy Guide;
And run not before Him, whatever betide.
In joy or in sorrow, still follow the Lord,
And, looking to Jesus, still trust in His Word.

Take time to be holy, be calm in thy soul,
Each thought and each motive beneath His control.
Thus led by His Spirit to fountains of love,
Thou soon shalt be fitted for service above.
-- William D. Longstaff♥

ELIZABETH ELLOT QUOTES

The will of God is never exactly what you expect it to be. It may seem to be much worse, but in the end it's going to be a lot better and a lot bigger.

I am not a theologian or a scholar, but I am very aware of the fact that pain is necessary to all of us. In my own life, I think I can honestly say that out of the deepest pain has come the strongest conviction of the presence of God and the love of God.

Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering.... The love of God did not protect His own Son.... He will not necessarily protect us - not from anything it takes to make us like His Son. A lot of hammering and chiseling and purifying by fire will have to go into the process.

Holiness has never been the driving force of the majority. It is, however, mandatory for anyone who wants to enter the kingdom.

Do you often feel like parched ground, unable to produce anything worthwhile? I do. When I am in need of refreshment, it isn't easy to think of the needs of others. But I have found that if, instead of praying for my own comfort and satisfaction, I ask the Lord to enable me to give to others, an amazing thing often happens - I find my own needs wonderfully met. Refreshment comes in ways I would never have thought of, both for others, and then, incidentally, for myself.

Elisabeth Elliot, at Urbana 76, told of her brother Thomas Howard. Their mother let him play with paper bags she'd saved if he put them away afterwards. One day she walked into the kitchen to find them strewn all over the floor. Tom was out at the piano with his father singing hymns. When confronted, he protested, "But Mom, I want to sing." His father stated, "It's no good singing God's praise if you're disobedient."

I really don't think ... you are in a bargaining position with God. He is the Master. He is the Commanding Officer. It is not for you to have input. It is simply for you to accept the orders as the orders are given.

We want to avoid suffering, death, sin, ashes. But we live in a world crushed and broken and torn, a world God Himself visited to redeem. We receive his poured-out life, and being allowed the high privilege of suffering with Him, may then pour ourselves out for others.

Until the will and the affections are brought under the authority of Christ, we have not begun to understand, let alone to accept, His lordship.

Where does your security lie? Is God your refuge, your hiding place, your stronghold, your shepherd, your counselor, your friend, your redeemer, your saviour, your guide? If He is, you don't need to search any further for security.
If my life is surrendered to God, all is well. Let me not grab it back, as though it were in peril in His hand but would be safer in mine!

Let us beware of rebellion against the Lord. Circumstances are of his choosing, because He wants to bless us, to lead us (even through the wilderness) out of Egypt, that is, out of ourselves. Settle the complaint with God, and it will settle other things. Be offended with God, and you will be offended with everyone who crosses your path.
“Dreaming about a thing in order to do it properly is right; but dreaming about it when we should be doing it is wrong.” ~ Oswald Chambers
“There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.” ~ Carl Sandburg
“Living your calling is possible only if you are willing to hear God’s summons and respond in spite of perceived risk.” ~ Kevin & Kay Brennfleck
Creative and art
“The goal is to live creatively, not to experience individual creative events. Resist the pressure to create something artistic and perfect in order to prove yourself creatively. The goal of a creative life is expression, not perfection; you have the freedom to pour out your heart to God, regardless of how well you do it.” ~ Alice Bass, The Creative Life, pg. 84

All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. -Pablo Picasso

“Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.” ~ Pablo Picasso
”Happy are the painters, for they shall not be lonely. Light and colour, peace and hope, will keep them company to the end of the day.” ~ Winston Churchill.
“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts - such is the duty of the artist.” ~ Schumann
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” ~ Picasso
“The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.” ~ Michelangelo
“What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.” ~John Updike

“Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.” ~ André Gide

“It always strikes me, and it is very peculiar, that when we see the image of indescribable and unutterable desolation - of loneliness, of poverty and misery, the end of all things, or their extreme - then rises in our mind the thought of God.” ~ Vincent van Gogh
“God has given us gifts so that we can use them to benefit others, and to bring recognition and honor to him. He does not call us to seek self-fulfillment, but rather to find fulfillment through seeking to serve.” ~ Kevin & Kay Brennfleck
“Deep in our hearts, we all want to find and fulfill a purpose bigger than ourselves. Only such a larger purpose can inspire us to heights we know we could never reach on our own. For each of us the real purpose is personal and passionate: to know what we are here to do, and why.” ~ Os Guinness

“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.” ~ 1 Corinthians 12:4-7

“Dreaming about a thing in order to do it properly is right; but dreaming about it when we should be doing it is wrong.” ~ Oswald Chambers

“But one thing true artists should never do is to abandon their calling.” ~ Philip Graham Ryken

Never think your creative pursuits are a waste of time. If God planted His artistic seed in you, let it grow; nurture it. Let’s encourage one another.
“Anyone who is called to be an artist should be an artist! God’s gifts are never to be hidden; his calling is never to be denied. And like everything else that we do, our art is to be done “in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him” (Col. 3:17). The life of an artist - like the life of any other Christian - is a life of daily dependence on the grace of God, with constant prayer for his blessing.” Philip Ryken

“To learn to work with the Holy Spirit in your creativity, first pursue a relationship with Him.” ~ J. Scott McElroy, author, Finding Divine Inspiration

“Creativity involves a leap of faith and confidence – faith in the creative process: ultimately art is a journey not directed by product but by the passage of thought, vision, intensive observation, time, and commitment.” ~ Albert Pinkham Ryder, American Painter (1847–1917)

“Remember that as a creative person, the important thing is to create. Who sees what you make, where it goes and what it does is a secondary consideration; the first is to exercise the talent God has given you.” ~ Franky Schaeffer
“Each work of art, whether it is a work of great genius or something very small, comes to the artist and says, ‘Here I am. Enflesh me. Give birth to me.’ And the artist either says, ‘My soul doth magnify the Lord,’ and willingly becomes the bearer of the work, or refuses.” ~ Madeleine L’Engle

“Every time we hesitate to begin for fear of failing or seeming frivolous, we must fill that moment of hesitation with prayer. Then we must follow that prayer with action, with doing something, anything that will get us moving forward in the practice of our art.” ~ Janice Elsheimer

"Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art." ~ Leonardo da Vinci