Quotemeal: Aug. 19th, 2018

Sunday, August 19, 2018

"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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"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 —
"Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it."
— William Penn —
"Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently."
— François de Sales —
"The point of having an open mind, like having an open mouth, is to close it on something solid."
— G. K. Chesterton —

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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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