"It is not a question of being willing to go straight through, but of going straight through - not a question of saying, "Lord, I will do it," but of doing it. There must be the reckless committal of everything to Him with no regard for the consequences." - Oswald Chambers
“Energy, like the biblical grain of the mustard-seed, will move mountains.” – Hosea Ballou
“The world belongs to the energetic.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The real difference between men is energy. A strong will, a settled purpose, an invincible determination, can accomplish almost anything; and in this lies the distinction between great men and little men.” – Thomas Fuller
“Enthusiasm is the electricity of life. How do you get it? You act enthusiastic until you make it a habit. Enthusiasm is natural; it is being alive, taking the initiative, seeing the importance of what you do, giving it dignity, and making what you do important to yourself and to others.” – Gordon Parks
“Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life such as yours, this earth would be God’s paradise.” – Phillips Brooks
“When we are rightly related to God, life is full of spontaneous, joyful uncertainty and expectancy. – Oswald Chambers
“Faith cannot be intellectually defined; faith is the inborn capacity to see God behind everything, the wonder that keeps you an eternal child.” – Ozzie Chambers
“Watch where Jesus went. The one dominant note in His life was to do His Father’s will. His was not the way of wisdom or of success, but the way of faithfulness.” – Ozzie
“He can climb the highest mountain or swim the biggest ocean. He can fly the fastest plane and fight the strongest tiger. My father can do anything! But most of the time he just carries out the garbage.” – Anonymous (eight-year-old)
“Each night, before retiring, forgive whomever offended you.” – Asher
“No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.” – Douglas MacArthur
“God evidently does not intend us all to be rich, or powerful, or great, but He does intend us all to be friends.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.” – Dean Acheson
“It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians, not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ! For this very reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here.” – Patrick Henry
“A government big enough to supply all your needs is big enough to take all you have.” – Thomas Jefferson
“Hospitality is commended to be exercised, even toward an enemy, when he cometh to thine house. The tree does not withdraw its shadow, even for the woodcutter.” – Chinese Proverb
“Humor is the salt of personality. Its presence is an evidence of good nature, of an appreciation of the real values of life, and of the lack of tenseness that characterizes some people. It is the most effective means of easing a difficult situation. Here it is important to differentiate between wit and humor; wit is of the mind, humor is of the heart.” – Charles Gow
“Humor involves sentiment and character. Humor is of a genial quality, dwells in the same character with pathos, and is always mingled with sensibility.” – Henry Giles
“God likes a little humor, as evidenced by the fact that He made the monkey, the parrot –- and some of you people.” – Billy Sunday
“My wife and I have a perfect understanding. I don’t try to run her life, and I don’t try to run mine either.” – Milton Berle
“All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, appreciated a little.” – Oliver Goldsmith
“If we are not heedful of the way the Spirit of God works in us, we will become spiritual hypocrites. We see where other folks are failing, and we turn our discernment into the gibe of criticism instead of intercession on their behalf.” – Oswald Chambers
“A man isn’t poor if he can still laugh.” – Raymond Hitchcock
“Leaders are leaders because they are the greater servants. The way up is down. The way to honor our Lord and Savior is to serve. There is always room for one more servant.” – Francis M. Cosgrove Jr.
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