Month: August 2022

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Psalm 32:10 King James Version

10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

Wisdom From Fellow Pilgrims

“My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it. Therefore will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.”

― Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude

 

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1 Thessalonians 5:17 King James Version

17 Pray without ceasing.

Wisdom From Fellow Pilgrims

“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”

― Soren Kierkegaard

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Psalm 126:5 King James Version

5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Wisdom From Fellow Pilgrims

“I would not exchange the laughter of my heart for the fortunes of the multitudes; nor would I be content with converting my tears, invited by my agonized self, into calm. It is my fervent hope that my whole life on this earth will ever be tears and laughter. Tears that purify my heart and reveal to me the secret of life and its mystery, Laughter that brings me closer to my fellow men; Tears with which I join the broken-hearted, Laughter that symbolizes joy over my very existence.”

― Khalil Gibran

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Matthew 6:26 King James Version

²⁶ Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

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Colossians 3:13 King James Version

13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

Wisdom From Fellow Pilgrims

“Therefore, let us put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering; and let us prove our Christlikeness not only in our zeal for saving the lost but also in our relationships with others—forbearing and forgiving one another, even as the Lord forgave us. ”

― Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness

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1 Corinthians 15:51 King James Version

51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

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One needs to focus on Holy Living, thus Eternity takes care of itself…

“Only when I focus on the holiness and glory of God am I able to see myself with accuracy.”

― Paul David Tripp, A Quest for More: Living for Something Bigger than You

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1 Corinthians 10:13 King James Version

13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Wisdom From Fellow Pilgrims

Mankind willfully bends to temptations, but upon reflection…

“The memory of my great sins, my many temptations, my falls, bring afresh into my mind the remembrance of thy great help, of thy support from heaven, of the great grace that saved such a wretch as I am. There is no treasure so wonderful as that continuous experience of thy grace towards me which alone can subdue the risings of sin within: Give me more of it.”

― Brad Bigney, Gospel Treason: Betraying the Gospel with Hidden Idols

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Psalm 59:10 King James Version

10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

Wisdom From Fellow Pilgrims

Biblically speaking, God definitely intervenes in the affairs of the world (see Genesis through Revelation). God is sovereign (Psalm 93:1; 95:3; Jeremiah 23:20; Romans 9). Nothing happens that God does not ordain, cause, or allow. We are constantly surrounded by divine intervention, even when we are ignorant of it or blind to it. We will never know all of the times and all of the ways God intervenes in our lives. Divine intervention can come in the form of a miracle, such as a healing or supernatural sign. Divine intervention can also come in the form of a seemingly random event which directs us in the way God wants us to go.

― GotQuestions.org

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1 Corinthians 13:1 King James Version

13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

Wisdom From Fellow Pilgrims

“I believe in the sacredness of a promise, that a man’s word should be as good as his bond, that character—not wealth or power or position—is of supreme worth.
I believe that the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.
I believe that love is the greatest thing in the world; that it alone can overcome hate; that right can and will triumph over might.”

― John D. Rockefeller

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Isaiah 55:12 King James Version

12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Wisdom From Fellow Pilgrims

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.