As a wise, skilled pharmacist mixes medicine, our heavenly Father wisely mixes exactly the right measure of bitter things and sweet, to do us good. Too much joy would intoxicate us. Too much misery would drive us to despair. Too much sorrow would crush us. Too much suffering would break our spirits. Too much pleasure would ruin us. Too much defeat would discourage us. Too much success would puff us up. Too much failure would keep us from doing anything. Too much criticism would harden us. Too much praise would exalt us. Our great God knows exactly what we need. His Providence is wisely designed and sovereignly sent for our good!
— Don Fortner (1950–2020), Baptistischer Pastor und Buchautor
Topics: Guidance & God's Will, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Faith & Trust
Occasions: Encouragement, For Reflection
Don Fortner
Don Fortner (1950–2020) war ein US-amerikanischer baptistischer Pastor und Autor, der vierzig Jahre lang die Grace Baptist Church in Danville (Kentucky) leitete. Er vertrat eine ausgeprägte calvinistische Gnadenlehre und war innerreformiert umstritten, da Kritiker ihm wegen der Ablehnung des alttestamentlichen Gesetzes als Lebensregel für Gläubige Antinomismus vorwarfen. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet er in Andachten und Kommentaren mit einer strikt christuszentrierten Auslegung, die das Heil allein in Gottes Souveränität begründet sieht.
Blaise Pascal
You have enough time to do everything God wants you to do.
Craig Groeschel
God loves to use people whom others believe are unqualified.
Craig Groeschel
The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet.
Frederick Buechner
John Henry Newman
Chance is the pseudonym God chooses when he wants to remain incognito.
Albert Schweitzer
What was not in my plan lay in God's plan.
Edith Stein
Outside the will of God, There's nothing I want. Inside the will of God there's nothing I fear.
A.W. Tozer