Thursday Pearls

 "Watch out for the slightest inclination to be careless about such things as reading the Bible, going to church, praying, and the taking of the Lord's Supper. Beware of shortening your prayers, Bible reading, your private communion with God. Be careful that you do not give way to a thoughtless, lazy manner of using weekly services of the Church. Fight against any rising disposition to be sleepy, critical, and fault-finding, while you listen to the preaching of the Gospel. Whatever you do for God, do it with all your heart, mind and strength. In other things be moderate, and dread running into extremes. In matters of the soul fear moderation just as you would fear the plague. Don't care what men may think of you.
Let it be enough for you that your Master says,
"make every effort."

~ J.C. Ryle 

 

 "When my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I."

~ Psalm 61:2, NKJV

 

Blessings and love in Christ Jesus,

Kelly-Anne

 

Painting:  A Young Girl Reading, or The Reader. Jean-Honoré Fragonard