Encouragement

“the essence of surrender is getting out of God’s way so that He can do in us what He wants to do through us.”
a.w. tozer. (from a sweet friend Xuan‘s blog)

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
(2 Corinthians 12:9-10 ESV)

You will be tempted to be stressed out today. Instead, replace the stress with sincere prayer and trust in God’s provision. – Joel

We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.
Psalm 33:20-22

Bringing our complaint before God is much more effective than dumping it on other people. – Beth Moore

“The God who created, names and numbers the stars in the heavens also numbers the hairs of my head…He pays attention to very big things and to very small ones. What matters to me matters to Him and that changes my life.” – Elisabeth Elliot

“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it is the way you carry it.” – Lena Horne
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. -Col 3:23 – 24

[4] For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, [5] so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. -Romans 12:4-5

You will become frustrated because you have no control over your life…understand this is a normal reaction. – Medical School Orientation, 2010

We must learn how to pray with strong crying & tears, for there are mercies which cannot be gained by any other mode of supplicating. -Spurgeon