He Who Has Learned To

A Revelation Is To Be Received As Coming From God, Not Because Of Its Internal Excellence, Or Because We Judge It To Be Worthy Of God; But Because God Has Declared It To Be His In As Plain And Undeniable A Manner As He Has Declared Creation And Providence To Be His.

Read Whatever Chapter Of Scripture You Will, And Be Ever So Delighted With It - Yet It Will Leave You As Poor, As Empty And Unchanged As It Found You Unless It Has Turned You Wholly And Solely To The Spirit Of God, And Brought You Into Full Union With And Dependence Upon Him.

God Smiles When We Praise And Thank Him Continually. Few Things Feel Better Than Receiving Heartfelt Praise And Appreciation From Someone Else. God Loves It, Too. An Amazing Thing Happens When We Offer Praise And Thanksgiving To God. When We Give God Enjoyment, Our Own Hearts Are Filled With Joy.

We Must Alter Our Lives In Order To Alter Our Hearts, For It Is Impossible To Live One Way And Pray Another.

Perhaps There Cannot Be A Better Way Of Judging Of What Manner Of Spirit We Are Of, Than To See Whether The Actions Of Our Life Are Such As We May Safely Commend Them To God In Our Prayers.