“Water and petrol both come from the earth, and though they seem to be alike and even the same, they are in nature and purpose exact opposites, for the one extinguishes fire and the other adds fuel to it. So also the world and its treasures, the heart and its thirst for God are alike His creation. Now the result of the attempt to satisfy the heart with the wealth and pride and honours of this world is the same as if one tried to put out a fire with petrol, for the heart can only find ease and satisfaction in Him who created both it and the longing desire of which it is conscious.” IfsWorldHeartSeemsEarthDesirePurposeWaterWealthResultsFireCreationThis WorldPrideConsciousOppositesLongingAddSatisfactionTreasureEaseFuelHonourConsumerismThirstOverconsumptionPetrolThirst For God Author:Sadhu Sundar Singh
“There are many beautiful things in the world around us, but pearls can only be discovered in the depths of the sea; if we wish to posses spiritual pearls we must plunge into the depths, that is, we must pray, we must sink down into the secret depths of contemplation and prayer. Then we shall perceive precious pearls.” IfsWorldBeautifulSpiritualWishPrayerSecretSeaPrayingDepthPerceiveContemplationBeautiful ThingsPearlsPlungePosse Author:Sadhu Sundar Singh
“God's patience is infinite. Men, like small kettles, boil quickly with wrath at the least wrong. Not so God. If God were as wrathful, the world would have been a heap of ruins long ago.” IfsMenWorldLongHas BeensChristianityInfiniteRuinsLong AgoWrathBe PatientKettles Author:Sadhu Sundar Singh
“While sitting on the bank of a river one day, I picked up a solid round stone from the water and broke it open. It was perfectly dry in spite of the fact that it had been immersed in water for centuries. The same is true of many people in the Western world. For centuries they have been surrounded by Christianity; they live immersed in the waters of its benefits. And yet it has not penetrated their hearts; they do not love it. The fault is not in Christianity, but in men's hearts, which have been hardened by materialism and intellectualism.” PeopleMenWorldHeartHas BeensFactsWaterChristianityCenturyOne DayBenefitsSittingRiversStonesFaultsWesternRoundsBrokeDrySpiteMaterialismIntellectualismWestern WorldHardened Author:Sadhu Sundar Singh
“If we do not bear the cross of the Master, we will have to bear the cross of the world, with all its earthly goods. Which cross have you taken up? Pause and consider.” IfsWorldTakenMastersBearsCrossesGoodsConsumerismPausesOverconsumption Author:Sadhu Sundar Singh
“Those who determine not to put self to death will never see the will of God fulfilled in their lives. Those who ought to become the light of the world must necessarily burn and become less and less. By denying self, we are able to win others.” WorldSelfLightAbleChristianWinningOughtDetermineGods WillFulfilledLight Of The WorldDenying Self Author:Sadhu Sundar Singh
