"The years of our life are seventy,
or even by reason of strength eighty;
yet their span is but toil and trouble;
they are soon gone, and we fly away.” Psalm 90:10
So straighten your back. Open your eyes. Brace your shoulders. And cry our, “I will not waste it!”
“If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within you’ll be depressed. But if you look at Christ, you’ll be at rest.” - Corrie ten Boom
“The only thing that keeps me stable and settled in these days of uncertainty is the absolute dependability of God’s Word.” - Elisabeth Elliott #missionary#missionaryquote
“...if I listened to the wretched talk of proud men, I might sometimes fancy sin was not so very sinful! But I cannot think little of sin when I look at the cross of Christ.” - JC Ryle @JCRyle
“Occassionally, weep deeply over the life that you hoped would be. Grieve the losses. Feel the pain. Then wash your face, trust God, and embrace the life that he’s given you.” -@JohnPiper
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what we will do with the time that is given to us.” -JRR Tolkien
"Missions is not about sending missionaries. Missions is about sending the truth of God through missionaries." - Paul Washer #missionary#missionaryquote
"The greatest missionary is the Bible in the mother tongue. It needs no furlough and is never considered a foreigner." - William Cameron Townsend #missionary#missionaryquote#BibleTranslation
"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours." - David Livingstone #missionary#missionaryquote