Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Christian Quotes - 23

Failure:


It's the nature of God to make something out of nothing; therefore, when anyone is nothing, God may yet make something of him. (Martin Luther)


Often we assume that God i unable to work in spite of our weakness, mistakes, and sins. We forget that God is a specialist; He is will able to work our failures into His plans. (Erwin Lutzer)


I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than attempt to do nothing and succeed. (Robert Schuller)


More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren't so busy denying them. (Harold Smith)


Great accomplishments are often attempted but only occasionally reached. Those who reach them are usually those who missed many times before. Failures are only temporary tests to prepare us for permanent triumphs. (Charles Swindoll)


The greatest failure is the failure to try. (William Ward)


Faith:


The first mark of the gift of faith is the love of truth. (Fr. Andrew)


Great faith is not the faith that walks always in the light and knows no darkness, but the faith that perseveres in spite of God's seeming silences, and that faith will most certainly and surely get its reward. (Fr. Andrew)


Do not rejoice in earthly reality, rejoice in Christ, rejoice in His Word, rejoice in His commands. There will be peace and tranquility in the Christian heart; but only as long as our faith is watchful; if, however, our faith sleeps, we are in danger. (St. Augustine)


Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe. (St. Augustine)


I am one of those who would rather sink with faith than swim without it. (Stanley Baldwin)

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