Quotemeal: Jul. 28th, 1949

Thursday, July 28, 1949

"Much of our difficulty as seeking Christians stems from our unwillingness to take God as He is and adjust our lives accordingly. We insist upon trying to modify Him and bring Him nearer to our own image."
— A. W. Tozer

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"You are free to choose, but the choices you make today will determine what you will have, be, and do in the tomorrows of your life."
— Author Unknown —
"Do not be angry that you cannot make others as you would wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be."
— Thomas à Kempis —
"Other sins find their vent in the accomplishment of evil deeds, whereas pride lies in wait for good deeds, to destroy them."
— St. Augustine of Hippo —
"Many times disillusionment comes simply because our circumstances don't fit our concept of who God is and how He works."
— Mark Wiley —

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Illustration of A. W. Tozer — "Much of our difficulty as seeking Christians stems from our unwillingness to take God as He is and adjust our lives accordingly. We insist upon trying to modify Him and bring Him nearer to our own image."

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