If there is no element of asceticism in our lives, if we give free rein to the desires of the flesh (taking care of course to keep within the limits of what seems permissible to the world), we shall find it hard to train for the service of Christ. When the flesh is satisfied it is hard to pray with cheerfulness or to devote oneself to a life of service which calls for much self-renunciation.
Dietrich BonhoefferMots clés christianity flesh thanksgiving christ discipline training fasting discipleship asceticism self-renunciation
Any honours that come our way are only stolen from him to whom alone they really belong, the Lord who sent us.
Dietrich BonhoefferMots clés christianity humility respect honor applause discipleship
The one single use of things which we call our own is that they might be his who hath need of them.
Thomas HughesMots clés materialism charity discipleship
...there is still a need for those of us nestled deep within the Christian bubble to look beyond the status quo and critically assess the degree to which we are really living biblically.
Francis ChanMots clés christianity status-quo christian normal radical self-examination biblical discipleship counter-cultural re-examine
Play to your strengths.”
“I haven’t got any,” said Harry, before he could stop himself.
“Excuse me,” growled Moody, “you’ve got strengths if I say you’ve got them.
Mots clés education encouragement prophecy discipleship exhortation
We listened, as all boys in their better moods will listen (ay, and men too for the matter of that), to a man whom we felt to be, with all his heart and soul and strength, striving against whatever was mean and unmanly and unrighteous in our little world. It was not the cold, clear voice of one giving advice and warning from serene heights to those who were struggling and sinning below, but the warm, living voice of one who was fighting for us and by our sides, and calling on us to help him and ourselves and one another.
Thomas HughesMots clés education encouragement mentoring discipleship
You can either be god of certain areas of your life, or let Me be God of your whole life.
The Skit GuysMots clés idolatry discipleship
He who has conquered his own coward spirit has conquered the whole outward world;
Thomas HughesMots clés fear cowardice spiritual-warfare self-discipline discipleship
My life is too short, and God’s work is too great for me to think of making a home for myself in this world.
George EliotMots clés discipleship
There is a kind of listening with half an ear that presumes already to know what the other person has to say. It is an impatient, inattentive listening, that despises the brother and is only waiting for a chance to speak and thus get rid of the other person. This is no fulfillment of our obligation, and it is certain that here too our attitude toward our brother only reflects our relationship to God. It is little wonder that we are no longer capable of the greatest service of listening that God has committed to us, that of hearing our brother's confession, if we refuse to give ear to our brother on lesser subjects. Secular education today is aware that often a person can be helped merely by having someone who will listen to him seriously, and upon this insight it has constructed its own soul therapy, which has attracted great numbers of people, including Christians. But Christians have forgotten that the ministry of listening has been committed to them by Him who is Himself the great listener and whose work they should share. We should listen with the ears of God that we may speak the Word of God.
Dietrich BonhoefferMots clés jesus listening the-church christian-community discipleship spiritual-friendship
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