Quotemeal for Friday, August 20, 2010

"Affliction comes to the believer not to make him sad, but sober; not to make him sorry, but wise. Even as the plow enriches the field so that the seed is multiplied a thousandfold, so affliction should magnify our joy and increase our spiritual harvest."

— Henry Ward Beecher

More Quotemeal

"Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God."

— William Carey —

"Whenever a man is ready to uncover his sins, God is always ready to cover them."

— Author Unknown —

"I don't see the big picture. I don't have a clue. But I know God does. I'm going to declare that, even if I don't feel it right now."

— Steven Curtis Chapman —

"When God turns away from us because of selfishness, it is not rejection. Rather, it is an invitation to follow Him to a place we would rather not go."

— Brennan Manning —