Unbridled Affections

    "When a man desires a thing too much, he at once becomes ill at ease. A proud and avaricious man never rests, whereas he who is poor and humble of heart lives in a world of peace. An unmortified man is quickly tempted and overcome in small, trifling evils; his spirit is weak, in a measure carnal and inclined to sensual things; he can hardly abstain from earthly desires. Hence it makes him sad to forego them; he is quick to anger if reproved. Yet if he satisfies his desires, remorse of conscience overwhelms him because he followed his passions and they did not lead to the peace he sought.
    True peace of heart, then, is found in resisting passions, not in satisfying them. There is no peace in the carnal man, in the man given to vain attractions, but there is peace in the fervent and spiritual man."

        The Imitation of Christ; Ch. 6.

Thoughts and Quotes

    "Having compassion on someone is having their hurt in your heart." Don't remember

    Romans 1:14-16 summary:
        I am a debtor
        I am ready to preach
        I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ

    "Between Perplexity and Peace is Prayer" Don't remember

    "The devil has no power over us, except the power we give him." Pastor Ben Burtch

    A thought on Matthew 14:23-33:
        When we find ourselves in danger and peril, we can always look to Jesus. But when we look back at our problems and take our eyes off Christ, we will begin to fall again.

    "We are not to run God's Word through our theology, but instead, we are to run our theology through God's Word." Pastor Ben Burtch