 | St. Benedict of Nursia Quote 8Description: “The first step of humility, then, is that a man keeps the fear of God always before his eyes (Psalm 36:2) and to never forget what God has commanded of us. To offend Him ought to offend us, and so we must keep sure to guard our vices of thought or hold our tongue.” - St. Benedict of Nursia #humility #fearofgod #guard
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 | St. Benedict of Nursia Quote 9Description: “The fourth step of humility is that in this obedience under difficult, unfavorable, or even unjust conditions, his heart quietly embrace suffering and endures it without weakening or seeking escape.” - St. Benedict of Nursia #humility #suffering #quietly
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 | St. Gregory the Great QuoteDescription: "Reflect, dearly beloved, how great a dignity this is: to have the Lord come and abide in our heart. Should some rich and powerful friend enter your home you would make haste to clean the whole house, lest there be anything to displease the eye of the one who is coming. Let you then cleanse the stains of evil doing from the house of your soul, in preparation for the coming of God." - St. Gregory the Great #secondcoming #heart #cleanse
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 | St. Isaac the Syrian QuoteDescription: “Preserve your inner peace at all costs and do not trade it for anything in this world.” - St. Isaac the Syrian #preserve #innerpeace #world
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 | St. Isaac the Syrian Quote 2Description: “If you cannot be merciful, at least speak as though you are a sinner. If you are not a peacemaker, at least do not be a troublemaker. If you cannot close the mouth of a man who disparages his companion, at least refrain from joining him in this.” - St. Isaac the Syrian #merciful #peacemaker #desertfather
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 | St. John Damascene QuoteDescription: “If someone is teaching you outside of the things which the Church received from the Holy Apostles, Fathers and Synods and preserved up till now, do not listen to him..., close your ears.” - St. John Damascene (675-749) #teaching #apostles #fathers
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 | Stanley Frodsham QuoteDescription: “Hearken diligently concerning these things, for in the last days shall come seducing spirits that shall turn many of My anointed ones away.” - Stanley Frodsham #lastdays #seducingspirits #deception
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 | Stephen Charnock QuoteDescription: “We often learn more of God under the rod that strikes us than under the staff that comforts us.” - Stephen Charnock #staff #rod #correction
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 | Stephen Olford Quote Description: “When God breaks into a life or a community, nothing else matters save the person of Jesus, the glory of Jesus, the name of Jesus.” - Stephen Olford #revival #jesus #outpouring
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 | Stephen Olford Quote 2Description: “It is my conviction that we are never going to have a revival until God has brought the church of Jesus Christ to the point of desperation.” - Stephen Olford #revival #church #desperation
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 | Stephen Olford Quote 3Description: “There was no easy believism in Paul's presentation of the Gospel. Decision was to be accompanied and followed by devotion.” - Stephen Olford #easybelievism #gospel #devotion
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 | Stephen Olford Quote 4Description: “What God expects us to attempt, He also enables us to achieve.” - Stephen Olford #god #attempt #enables
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 | Stephen Olford Quote 5Description: “The Christian life is nothing less than ‘the outliving of the indwelling Christ’ on the principle of dependent faith.” - Stephen Olford #christianlife #outliving #faith
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 | Stephen Olford Quote 6Description: “You can pray all day and all night, but your request will never be realized until you are prepared to do the will of God.” - Stephen Olford #pray #request #willofgod
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 | Stephen Olford Quote 7Description: “Revival is ultimately Christ Himself, seen, felt, heard, living, active, moving in and through His body on earth” - Stephen Olford #revival #christ #bodyofchrist
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