Comfort and Discomfort
“...the world is not interested in giving, or forgiving, or joy, or peace. It is interested in survival, in making a buck, in comfort and convenience and “security,” and it is above all interested in making sure that you are bound to these same interests, because then the world has got you. You are its slave, mired in the very same futility to which the world itself has been given over ever since the Fall (Romans 8:20).” (Bishop John Michael Botean) "Huge proportions of human
Service and Others
“Sometimes we become apathetic about serving the Lord or hesitate to do good because we don’t see any results...Don’t let discouragement over an apparent lack of results keep you from doing the work of the Lord enthusiastically as you have opportunity..." (Life Application Study Bible, 1 Corinthians 15:58) “If someone does not consider himself Christ’s servant, then he is free to set aside the need for self-examination…Christ’s faithful servants are like navigators: we need t
Heart
“…I begin my day with prayer and some beneficial reading, opening my heart to the divine energies of the Holy Spirit. This is a sort of re-charging of my heart in the morning, which helps it stay on course.” (Sr. Dr. Vassa Larin) “The heart, the seat of a person’s will and emotions, is the place where spiritual renewal begins. There God plants love and patience, traits that will produce a harvest of good works.” (Foundation Study Bible, 2 Thessalonians 3:5) “Christ actually r