“What I prized most was freedom, freedom to do my work, to give myself spontaneously and not out of duty or by command. I could not submit to such demands; rather would I choose the path of a homeless wanderer; yes, even go without love.” GivingPathDutyDemandCommandSubmitHomelessWithout LoveWanderers Book:Living My Life (Two Volumes in One) Source: Living My Life (Two Volumes in One)
“It is the easiest thing in the world for us to obey God when He commands us to do what we like, and to trust Him when the path is all sunshine. The real victory of faith is to trust God in the dark, and through the dark. Let us be assured of this, that if the lesson and the rod are of His appointing, and that His all-wise love has engineered the deep tunnel of trial on the heavenward road, He will never desert us during the discipline. The vital thing for us is not to deny and desert Him.” IfsWorldRealDarkPathWiseVictoryDisciplineLessonsDenyTrialsCommandDesertSunshineTrust In GodAssuredTunnelsWise LoveReal Victory Author:Theodore L. Cuyler
“That level of trust was what being in command was truly about--being able to lead someone not only down an unknown path, but also a seemingly wrong path, if the need called for doing so.” IfsNeedsAbleLevelsPathTrustCommandWrong Path Book:Star Trek: The Original Series: Troublesome Minds Source: Star Trek: The Original Series: Troublesome Minds
“Eugene Peterson points out that "the root meaning in Hebrew of salvation is to be broad, to become spacious, to enlarge. It carries the sense of deliverance from an existence that has become compressed, confined and cramped." God wants to set free, to make it possible for us to live open and loving lives with God and our neighbors. "I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free," wrote the psalmist.” WantHeartRunningExistencePathMy HeartRootsSalvationNeighborCommandCarrieBroadsConfinedLoving LifeDeliveranceHebrew Author:Philip Yancey