Quotes 25 May 17

The devil visits idle men with his temptations. God visits industrious men with His favors.~Matthew Henry

We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret and  disappointment. -Jim Rohn (1930-2009, entrepreneur, author, and speaker)
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 “He sustains, nourishes, and cares for everything he has made, even to the least sparrow.”Jesus says that a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without the Father’s permission (Matthew 10:29).If God takes care of seemingly insignificant creatures, won’t he also take care of you?Maybe you’re anxious about money or grades. Or maybe it’s your kids or issues in your church. Whatever it is — you can trust God to sustain, nourish, and care for you during this time.- Anon

“God’s providence, as it is taught in Scripture, is opposed to fortune and fortuitous happenings.There is no such thing as fortune or chance. . . ’fortune’ and ‘chance’ are pagan terms, with whose significance the minds of the godly ought not to be occupied.All events are governed by God’s secret plan. Not one drop of rain falls without God’s sure command.He so regulates all things that nothing takes place without his deliberation.God is not the author of evil, but he does govern all things that come to pass— including hardships and suffering. But he is not just sovereign; he is also good. And because God is both sovereign and good, you can trust his wise disposition to your current circumstances, even if you don’t like them. Each year, month, and day is governed by a new, a special, providence of God.” - Calvin

“No creature has a force more wondrous or glorious than that of the sun . . . the sun does not daily rise and set by blind instinct of nature but that he himself, to renew our remembrance of his fatherly favors toward us, governs its course,Everyday when the sun rises you know that trouble awaits you (Matthew 6:34). But you also know that his new mercies will sustain you (Lamentations 3:23). Providence tells you that you can be at peace because the one who has the power to control the sun also has the power to govern your life.- Calvin