Quotes for thought!

Dry doctrine, without the damping of the Spirit of God, may only make fuel for your eternal destruction. Spurgeon

"Once I put everything on the altar and LEAVE IT THERE, the brightness of God's smiling face will be seen." AW Tozer

A wise man does at first what a fool does at last. Spurgeon

Let us remember it as we look back over the days past of our lives, from the hour of our conversion. “Our Lord has done all things well.” In the first bringing us out of darkness into marvelous light–in humbling us and teaching us our weakness, guilt, and folly–in stripping us of our idols, and choosing all our portions in placing us where we are, and giving us what we have–how well everything has been done! How great the mercy that we have had on our own way! ~ J.C. Ryle

Whether we teach young Christians truth or not, the devil will be sure to teach them error. Spurgeon

NOTHING IN COMPETITION WITH THE LORD
See to it therefore that there be nothing that stands in any competition with
God in your esteem. Value Him more than all riches. Value His honour and glory more
than all the world. Be ready at all times to part with all things else and cleave
to God. Let God be your peculiar friend. Value His friendship more than the respect and
love of all the world. When you lose other enjoyments, when you lose earthly friends,
let this be a supporting, satisfying comfort to you, that you have God left. You
haven't lost God.
--Jonathan Edwards, "Christians a Chosen Generation,"

Though no man is free from the commission of sin, yet every converted man is free from the love of sin. Spurgeon

This is man. How can you guess why he is here? But when you find that man is "the child of a King" and that the earth is his royal inheritance, then you know that his first duty (and it ought to be his greatest pleasure) is to find out what God's will is concerning him, and to do it. He finds that God has revealed His will to him ; he finds that God says to him, "All this world is yours; even my sovereign will, will you restrain your will; do with these things just as you like--but remember that for every ounce of your strength, for every atom of your influence, and for every moment of your life, I will hold you responsible. All I ask of you is that you obey the laws that I, in my infinite wisdom, have made for your happiness--laws wiser than man can make for himself, laws that link his happiness to his virtue and his prosperity to his righteousness--laws that make it possible for him to rise up to and live upon that exalted plane to which I call my children." William Jennings Bryan (Scopes trial)

If God has set his choice upon us, let us aim to be choice men. Spurgeon

Definitely lots to think about there, and a few challenges!!
Enjoy!