“If God causes you to suffer much it is a sign that He has great designs for you and that He certainly intends to make you a saint. And if you wish to become a great saint, entreat Him yourself to give you much opportunity for suffering; for there is no wood better to kindle the fire of holy love than the wood of the cross, which Christ used for His own great sacrifice of boundless charity.” IfsGivingInspirationUsedSufferingFaithOpportunityWishCausesChristFireSacrificeDesignHolyCrossesCharitySaintWoodsChristian InspirationalBoundlessKindlesGreat DesignGreat Sacrifice Author:Ignatius of Loyola
“The Blessed Eucharist is the perfect Sacrament of the Lord's Passion, since It contains Christ Himself and his Passion.” InspirationFaithPassionChristPerfectLordCatholicBlessedSacramentsEucharistCatholic SaintEucharistic Author:Thomas Aquinas
“Christ is known only by them that receive Him into their love, their faith, their deep want; known only as He is enshrined within, felt as a Divine force, breathed in the inspirations of the secret life.” WantInspirationForceFeltChristSecretKnownDivineSecret Life Author:Horace Bushnell
“The most destructive criticism has not been able to dethrone Christ as the incarnation of perfect holiness. The waves of a tossing and restless sea of unbelief break at His feet, and He stands still the supreme model, the inspiration of great souls, the rest of the weary, the fragrance of all Christendom, the one divine flower in the garden of God.” StillsSoulInspirationAbleChristPerfectBreakSeaFeetDivineFlowerModelsGardenCriticismWaveSupremeHolinessDestructiveWearyRestlessFragranceIncarnationUnbeliefChristendomGreat SoulsDestructive Criticism Book:Christianity's Challenge and Some Phases of Christianity Submitted for Candid Consideration Source: Christianity's Challenge and Some Phases of Christianity Submitted for Candid Consideration
“When a founder has cast a bell he does not presently fix it in the steeple, but tries it with his hammer, and beats it on every side to see if there be any flaw in it. So Christ doth not presently after he hath converted a man, convey him to heaven; but suffers him first to be beaten upon by many temptations and then exalts him to his crown.” IfsMenTryingFirstsDoeInspirationMotivationSufferingHeavenSidesChristBeatsCastsTemptationFlawsBellsCrownsFoundersBeatenHammersSteeples Author:Richard Cecil
“When the winds blow and the rains pour, they blow and pour on all. Those who have built their foundations on bedrock rather than sand survive the storms. There is a way to build on bedrock by developing a deep personal conversion to the gospel of Jesus Christ and knowing how to receive inspiration. . . . We need to learn how to recognize and apply these promptings.” WayNeedsInspirationJesusChristKnowingWindJesus ChristBuiltRainFoundationBlowStormConversionDevelopingSandBedrock Author:Allan F. Packer
“I bear testimony of our Heavenly Father, the Father of our spirits; of Jesus Christ, our Redeemer and Savior; and of the Holy Ghost, who is the means through which we receive divine guidance. I bear testimony that we can personally receive inspiration.” MeanInspirationSpiritFatherJesusChristDivineBearsHolyJesus ChristGhostGuidanceHeavenlySaviorTestimonyHeavenly FatherHoly GhostRedeemerDivine Guidance Author:Allan F. Packer
“Believe in God, in His providence, in a future life, in the recompense of the good; in the punishment of the wicked; in the sublimity and truth of the doctrines of Christ, in a revelation of this doctrine by a special divine inspiration for the salvation of the human race.” BelieveHumansInspirationChristRaceSpecialDivineSalvationPunishmentDoctrineHuman RaceRevelationsWickedBelieve In GodProvidenceFuture LifeRecompenseDivine InspirationSublimity Author:Andre-Marie Ampere
“Sometimes when jerks become Christians, it's like a bully learning karate. Instead of having Christ transform our hearts and attitudes, we now have a new method with which to beat you up....what was once just 'forcing everyone to agree with my opinion' is now 'forcing everyone to agree with my opinion in the name of God.” HeartSometimesInspirationChristianNamesChristAttitudeOpinionBeatsAgreeMethodBullyJerkKarate Author:Jon Acuff
“When I am before the Blessed Sacrament I feel such a lively faith that I can't describe it. Christ in the Eucharist is almost tangible to me...When it is time for me to leave, I have to tear myself away from His sacred presence.” FeelsI CanInspirationFaithChristTearsBlessedSacredSacramentsTangibleLivelyEucharistBlessed Sacrament Author:Anthony Mary Claret
“There's a lot of rules and laws that I follow that our country has set up in the universities. So I definitely follow those. But, I can still be who I am. Still say where my faith, my trust, my inspiration comes from. We still have this freedom of speech on that side of that! So there are some conflicting situations there. But at the same time, it still goes back to my faith and who I am in Jesus Christ and not who I am - Mike MacIntyre - but who I am in Jesus Christ.” CountryInspirationJesusChristSituationJesus ChristFreedom Of Speech Author:Mike MacIntyre