Quotes about Devotion

Life is like a grain of wheat: to plant it is to recognize its value; to keep it is to destroy its value. The 'planted' Christian counts life dear not unto himself but unto God.

Prayer is aligning ourselves with the purposes of God.

Prayer: outputting spiritual/gospel concern.

In essence, we cannot hope to engage the age of outrage unless we are properly devoted to the habit of prayer. Without it, we will inevitably succumb to the temptations and pressures that give rise to outrage rather than proclaim the victory and peace of Christ.

Fasting: disciplining spiritual/gospel reliance.

Fasting is by far the most neglected spiritual discipline, with roughly 80 percent of churchgoing Protestants saying they have not fasted in the past six months.

Fasting is designed to reorient our hearts to God and to reveal our dependency upon him and the complete insufficiency of this world to meet our needs.

God does not want us distracted. He does not want our loyalties to be divided. Our allegiances are to be His alone. He loves us that intensely.

My little old dog a heart-beat at my feet

A short prayer pierces heaven.

No painter's brush, nor poet's pen In justice to her fame Has ever reached half high enough To write a mother's name.

My book and heartMust never part.