October 2010 Quotes

Here are a few of the random things I have read this month.

“A person who lives in faith must proceed on incomplete evidence, trusting in advance what will only make sense in reverse. ” Phillip Yancy

From Choosing to See by Mary Beth Chapman
“But again, until I die or Jesus comes back, we will do hard. And even when we feel our God is being silent in the pain… that is where the truest sense of faith must come into play.”

From a novel called Rooms by James L. Rubart
“A stronghold is anything that keeps us from the freedom of being in Christ Jesus.”
“The king calls us to a life of risk, adventure, and a continual journey into the unknown.”

From Desiring God by John Piper
“I know of no other way to triumph over sin long-term than to gain distaste for it because of a superior satisfaction in God.”

From Isaiah 45:24a ” They will say of me, In the Lord alone are righteousness and strength.”

Blessings, TJ