Out of a very intimate acquaintance with D. L. Moody, I wish to testify that he was a far greater pray-er than he was preacher. Time and time again, he was confronted by obstacles that seemed insurmountable, but he always knew the way to overcome all difficulties. He knew the way to bring to pass anything that needed to be brought to pass. He knew and believed in the deepest depths of his soul that nothing was too hard for the Lord, and that prayer could do anything that God could do.
R. A. Torrey
Overcoming
We must learn to
We must learn to live on the heavenly side and look at things from above. To contemplate all things as God sees them, as Christ beholds them, overcomes sin, defies Satan, dissolves perplexities, lifts us above trials, separates us from the world and conquers fear of death.
A. B. Simpson
When you resolve to
When you resolve to become pious, the devil in your nature cries out at you, Tread not those paths, O confused one; distress and poverty will overcome you. You will be despised, let down by friends, you will regret it. Dread of the devil has bound their souls; the cries of the devil are the … Read more
The lion who breaks
The lion who breaks the enemy’s ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.
Rumi
He whose intellect overcomes
He whose intellect overcomes his lust is higher than the angels; he whose lust overcomes his intelligence is less than an animal.
Rumi
This is how it
This is how it always is when I finish a poem. A great silence overcomes me and I wonder why I ever thought to use language.
Rumi