Quotables #9

Here are the last few months of quotes that I've collected from modern and not-so-modern theologians. I'd like to hear from you as to which ones you found most inspiring, memorable, convicting, or thought provoking. 

My favorites are #2, 5, 7, and 9.  Which are yours? I'd love to hear from you in the comments section below this post, or by email if that's easier.

1. "Never, never, let us forget that children for whom many prayers have been offered, seldom finally perish... Such prayers are heard on high. Such prayers will often bring down blessings... Let us pray more for our sons and daughters."  J.C. Ryle

2.  "Anxiety is living out the future before it gets here. Faith is trusting that when the future comes, our Father will be there to give us what we need."  Kevin De Young

3. "There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve, that is love."  Bernard of Clairaux

4.  "How great is the blessing which the soul obtains by trusting in God and waiting patiently." George Muller

5. "You can draw near to God even though you cannot say a word. A prayer may be crystallized in a tear. A tear is enough water to float a desire to God."  Charles Spurgeon

6.  "Our heart is restless until it rests in you."  Saint Augustine

7.  "There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice." John Calvin

8.  "God has a right to take from us what He will, for all our joys and treasures belong to Him and are only lent to us for a time. It was in love that He gave them to us; it is in love that He takes them away. When we cease our struggle, and in faith and confidence submit our will to His, peace flows into our heart and we are comforted."  J.R. Miller

9.  "If you are in the hands of Him who is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent, there are no legitimate reasons to worry."  Elisabeth Elliot

10.  "The highest degree of faith is to be able to wait, sit still, and not complain."  J.C. Ryle  

11.  "Most of us go through life worrying people will think too little of us. Paul worried people would think too much of him."  D.A. Carson

12.  "He who counts the stars and calls them by their names is in no danger of forgetting His own children."  Charles Spurgeon

13.  "It is not the experiences of our lives that change us; it is our response to those experiences."  Elisabeth Elliot

14.  "Most men need patience to die, but a saint who understands what death admits him to should rather need patience to live."  John Flavel

15.  "I don't always feel His presence, but God's promises do not depend upon my feelings; they rest upon His integrity."  R.C. Sproul