Little House on the Ridge
a place for quotes about life, faith and learning
Hope
When we are trapped in a tunnel of misery, hope points to the light at the end. When we are tempted to quit, hope keeps us going. - Charles R. Swindoll
Experience Boredom
Let your kids experience boredom. There is nothing healthier for a child than to learn how to use their own interior resources to work through the challenges of being bored. - Dr. Nicholas Kardaras
Begin the Day
Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instruments afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him. - Hudson Taylor
Praying for Me
If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. Yet the distance makes no difference; He is praying for me. - Robert Murray M'Cheyne
But
I have yet to meet one Christian who has 'lived happily ever after.' But I have seen many cling to their joy, radiate hope, and sustain a winsome spirit, even through tears. - Charles R. Swindoll
Inspiration
Suddenly, filled with inspiration, she went to work. She knew exactly what she wanted to do...Nothing in the whole world felt as good as being able to make something from an idea. - Beverly Cleary, Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Inexhaustible Storehouse
To pray is to enter the treasure house of God and to gather riches out of an inexhaustible storehouse. - Charles H. Spurgeon
Smile of Heaven
I would rather have the smile of heaven than the applause of the world. - Dwight L. Moody
Best-case Scenario
Don't forget to imagine the best-case scenario too. Sincerely, God. - Krista Ruiz
Connected with God
When we walk with God through dark valleys, we become inseparably connected with Him. - Charles R. Swindoll
Waiting on God
Waiting on God is living on what I know to be true about God when I don't know know what's true about my life. - Mark Vroegop
The Word
Don't believe everything you think. You cannot be trusted to tell yourself the truth. Stay in the Word. - Jerry Bridges
Goodness of God
A mind consumed with worship will not have the capacity for worry; it will be too preoccupied with the goodness of God. - Ruth Chou Simons
Everything You Need
If you wake up feeling fragile remember that God is not, and then trust Him to be everything you need today. - John Piper
Joy
Joy is a choice. It is a matter of attitude that stems from one's confidence in God --- that He is at work, that He is in full control. - Charles R. Swindoll
Peace
If you understand that God is using all the difficulties you face to perfect you, you'll be at peace. - John MacArthur
Sustain
God hears you. God sees what's happening. And God promises to sustain you through it. - Dr. Joel Muddamalle
Always Doing
In every situation and every circumstance of your life, God is always doing a thousand different things that you cannot see and you do not know. - John Piper
Creativity
Creativity is not the possession of some special talent. It's about the willingness to play. - John Cleese
Hold
If God can hold the seasons and the skies together by His love and omnipotence, He can hold you and me. - Ruth Chou Simons
God's Love
I have given God countless reasons not to love me. None of them has been strong enough to change Him. - Paul Washer
Pain and Healing
There are two extremes to avoid: being completely absorbed in your pain, and being distracted by so many things that you stay far away from the wound you want to heal. - Henri Nouwen
See God
We delight to see God in every flower that blooms and hear his voice in every wind that blows. - Charles H. Spurgeon
Weapon
When you can still pray while bleeding, still worship while waiting, still believe while broken --- you're no longer weak; you're a weapon. - Watcheman Nee
Neighbors
Our neighbors are not interruptions of our lives but the very reason we are here. - Henri Nouwen
Friendship
Friendship is being with the other in joy and sorrow, even when we cannot increase the joy or decrease the sorrow. - Henri Nouwen, Bread for the Journey
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