Quotemeal: Aug. 19th, 2006

Saturday, August 19, 2006

"Contentment is not by addition but by subtraction: seeking to add a thing will not bring contentment. Instead, subtracting from your desires until you are satisfied only with Christ brings contentment."
— Jeremiah Burroughs

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"The very best and highest attainment in this life is to remain still and let God act and speak in you."
— Meister Eckhart —
"A holy life will produce the deepest impression. Lighthouses blow no horns; they only shine."
— Dwight L. Moody —
"Your heart is not the compass that God steers by."
— Samuel Rutherford —
"What you do every day should contribute to giving your life meaning. If it doesn't, why are you doing it?"
— Don Hutcheson —

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Illustration of Jeremiah Burroughs — "Contentment is not by addition but by subtraction: seeking to add a thing will not bring contentment. Instead, subtracting from your desires until you are satisfied only with Christ brings contentment."

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