David O. Cofield

Just opened my water bill and my electricity bill at the same time... I was shocked

Loss of interest in the word of God is loss of interest in God. —John Piper

He who is well trained in the school of affliction often has little to do, when death comes, but to gather up his feet in his bed, and bid a glad farewell to earth and a joyful welcome to heaven. —William Plumer

“no time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees.” - J. C. Ryle

“… the truth is the afflictions of God’s people come from the same eternal love that Jesus Christ did come from.” Jeremiah Burroughs

“Suffering … pushes us deeper into the mystery of God. It makes us more desperate for him, to hear from him and sense his presence.” Nancy Guthrie

“God makes many promises, and the best of them are for our worst times.” Tim Challies

“The bitter cups we try to push away contained the medicines we most needed.” Theodore Cuyler

“In circumstances for which there is no final answer in the world, we have 2 choices: accept them as God’s wise & loving choice for our blessing (called faith), or resent them as proof of his indifference, his carelessness, even his nonexistence (unbelief).” Elizabeth Elliot

“… every trouble that comes to us is really a trust, something committed to us to be accepted by us, used as a gift of God and then accounted for.” J. R. Miller, The Ministry of Comfort

“Lament is the honest cry of a hurting heart wrestling with the paradox of pain and the promise of God’s goodness.” Mark Vroegop

“… circumstances play a limited role in the Christian life, providing little more than the context —scene and setting —for God’s redemptive work.” Jerry Sittser

“Preach the gospel, die, and be forgotten.” - Count Zinzendorf

It is a reading age, a preaching age, a working age, but it is not a praying age. - Charles Spurgeon

“Pray when you feel like it. Pray when you don’t feel like it. Pray until you feel like it.” H.B. Charles

Humility is not an add-on for the super-spiritual; it is for all believers to practice in our daily lives. —Jerry Bridges

Not all “God-sized” visions are from God. Many are from a god-sized ego, and have no claims on God’s provision. —J.R. Vassar

Being a disciple of Jesus means orienting our lives toward others, just as Jesus did. It means laboring for the sake of others. This love for others is at the heart of discipling. —Mark Dever