"Those who are slow to confess their sins are busy trying to construct lies to conceal

them."

"Guard against anger. But if it cannot be averted, let it be kept within bounds. For
indignation is a terrible incentive to sin. It disorders the mind to such an extent as to
leave no room for reason."
— St. Ambrose

“Revolting books against virtue are termed courageous; those against morality are
advertised as daring and forward-looking; and those against God are called
progressive and epoch-making. It has always been the characteristic of a generation
in decay to paint the gates of hell with the gold of paradise.” Archbishop Fulton
Sheen (The Moral Universe)

“Cleanse me, O Lord, with your precious blood, save me by your wounds, sanctify
me by your most bitter passion and death.”

Ablue me, Domine, pretioso sanguino t...

“Divine Providence always provides in every life the purification that is needed to
allow us to go straight to Heaven.” - St. John of the Cross

"Earthly riches are like the reed. Its roots are sunk in the swamp, and its exterior is
fair to behold; but inside it is hollow. If a man leans on such a reed, it will snap off
and pierce his soul." - St. Anthony of Padua

Spiritual death happens one compromise at a time.

It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences

of dodging our responsibilities. You may think you can live fine without CHRIST. But
you cannot afford to die without him. Ansel Adams said, "Dodging and burning are
steps to take care of mistakes GOD made in establishing tonal relationships."
Satan lured Adam and Eve AWAY from RELATIONAL intimacy with GOD. We went
searching for it on our own and landed in the enemy's trap. Playing his games and
missing out the life we were created to live.
But the LORD has never left our side.
If we want the TRUTH, we need to confess it, WE'RE NOT ALRIGHT.
If weakness is a wound that no one wants to speak of. Then 'cool' is just how far we
could keep falling. And I am not immune to the brokenness and pain inside of me. I
only want to be loved. But I feel safe behind the firewall.
Invite JESUS into the aching abyss of your heart. Holding your heart hopefully with
its seemingly partial emptiness is a way that allows DESIRE to be kindled.
Israel longs for Egypt. Only weeks after they watched GODopen the Red Sea, they
were murmuring against God when they ran out of provisions. Disappointment
imposed from the outside eventually defeats when not matched from the desire from
within.
There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance, nothing to attract us
to him. (Isa 53:2) "I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have
hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children."
Israel longs for Egypt. Only weeks after they watched GODopen the Red Sea, they
were murmuring against God when they ran out of provisions. Disappointment
imposed from the outside eventually defeats when not matched from the desire from
within.
To be prepared to die is to be prepared to live.
"Lord, grant me chastity and continency, but not yet. For I was afraid lest You should
hear me soon, and soon deliver me from the disease of concupiscence, which I
desired to have satisfied rather than extinguished." Confessions, San Augustine.
Israel longs for Egypt.
Only weeks after they watched God open the Red Sea, they were murmuring against
God when they ran out of provisions.

"The most striking proof that there is a devil in the world is that men do not feel, or
feel very little (though some endeavour to do so), the mercies that God has
bestowed upon them in the creation, guidance, and redemption: the Devil is a
powerful antagonist to everything good and righteous."

Saint John of Kronstadt.

"If Christ has died for me - ungodly as I am, without strength as I am - then I can no longer
live in sin, but must arouse myself to love and serve Him who has redeemed me. I cannot
trifle with the evil that killed my best Friend. I must be holy for his sake. How can I live in
sin when He has died to save me from it?"

Charles Spurgeon
"While others still slept, He went away to pray and to renew His strength in communion with His Father. He had need of this, otherwise He would
not have been ready for the new day. The holy work of delivering souls demands constant renewal through fellowship with God."
Andrew Murray

"What is sin? It is the glory of God not honored. The holiness of God not reverenced. The greatness of God not admired. The power of God not
praised. The truth of God not sought. The wisdom of God not esteemed. The beauty of God not treasured. The goodness of God not savored.
The faithfulness of God not trusted. The commandments of God not obeyed. The justice of God not respected. The wrath of God not feared. The
grace of God not cherished. The presence of God not prized. The person of God not loved. That is sin."
John Piper
"Remember, it is not your weakness that will get in the way of God's working through you, but your delusions of strength. His strength is made
perfect in our weakness! Point to His strength by being willing to admit your weakness."
Paul David Tripp

"O child of God, be more careful to keep the way of the Lord, more concentrated in heart in seeking His glory, and you will see the loving-
kindness and the tender mercy of the Lord in your life."
Charles Spurgeon

"Comfort is the god of our generation, so suffering is seen as a problem to be solved, and not a providence from God."
Matt Chandler

"Here is a spiritual principle: We cannot exercise love unless we are experiencing grace. You cannot truly love others unless you are convinced
that God's love for you is unconditional, based solely on the merit of Christ, not on your performance. Our love, either to God or to others, can
only be a response to His love for us."
Jerry Bridges
"The Christian community is a community of the cross, for it has been brought into being by the cross, and the focus of its worship is the Lamb
once slain, now glorified. So the community of the cross is a community of celebration, a eucharistic community, ceaselessly offering to God
through Christ the sacrifice of our praise and thanksgiving. The Christian life is an unending festival. And the festival we keep, now that our
Passover Lamb has been sacrificed for us, is a joyful celebration of his sacrifice, together with a spiritual feasting upon it."
John Stott

"Numberless marks does man bear in his soul, that he is fallen and estranged from God; but nothing gives a greater proof thereof, than that
backwardness, which every one finds within himself, to the duty of praise and thanksgiving."
George Whitefield