Beautiful, Inspiring Words for Life

I would like to share these words I have gathered over the years that I have found to be moving, thought-provoking, encouraging and inspirational. May you ponder life today in  faith, hope and joy!

Short yet heartfelt Prayer: "Oh Jesus, come! And walk with me and let me feel your nearness!"

Jesus' comfort: "My child, your hour of need is the moment of my coming - your need is my call. And never forget the power in my name, it is the power that turns evil aside, that summons all good to your aid, simply, naturally, forcefully."

My hope is built on nothing less

than Jesus' blood and righteousness

I dare not trust the sweetest frame

but wholly lean on Jesus' name

When darkness seems to hide His face

I rest on His unchanging grace

in ev'ry high and stormy gale

my anchor holds within the veil

His oath, His covenant, His blood

support me in the whelming flood

when all around my soul gives way

He then is all my hope and stay

On Christ, the solid rock, I stand

all other ground is sinking sand

all other ground is sinking sand

- Robert Grant (1779-1883)

Joy is the flag you fly from the castle of your heart when the King is in residence.

Earth's crammed with heaven and every common bush afire with God; but only he who sees, takes off his shoes. The rest sit 'round it and pluck blackberries.

"I am not skilled to understand what God hath willed, what God hath planned; I only know at His right hand stands one who is my Savior. I take Him at His word and deed: "Christ died to save me", this I read; and in my heart I find I need of Him to be my Savior." - Dora Greenwell

It is to the drowning man the rescuer comes. No rush of joy can be like that of a man towards his rescuer.  The life-line, line of rescue, is the line from the soul to God - faith and power. It is a strong line, no soul can be overwhelmed who is linked to Christ by it.

A tramp was begging, a moment in time, "Mr. Mr., could you spare a dime?"

From haggard eyes, twice to look, his father to see, oh how he shook!

The beggar watched his father's arms, open warm and wide

"My dear son! I have found you! And I thought that you had died!

Everything I have is yours, surely you are mine

"Come with me to my table, so we can rejoice and dine!

"Although the world has viewed you as the very least,

"But with your Father you shall now abundantly feast!

God is still on His throne and man is still on His footstool. There's only a knee's distance in between. - Jim Elliot

Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee.

Take my moments and my days; let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of Thy love.

Take my feet, and let them be swift and beautiful for Thee.

Take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for Thee. - Frances R. Havergal

Man with his burning soul has but an hour of breath to build a ship of truth in which his soul may sail on the sea of death, for death takes toll of beauty, courage, youth of all but truth. - John Masefield

A steadfast heart...WHICH NO UNWORTHY AFFECTION MAY DRAG DOWN

An unconquered heart...WHICH NO TRIBULATION CAN WEAR OUT

An upright heart...WHICH NO UNWORTHY PURPOSE CAN TEMPT ASIDE