Procrastination, the thief of time, is one of the devil’s most potent weapons for defrauding us of eternal heritage. The habit of “putting off” is fatal to spiritual leadership. Its power resides in our natural reluctance to come to grips with important decisions. Making decisions, and acting on them, always requires moral energy. But the passing of time never makes action easier; quite the opposite. Most decisions are more difficult a day later, and you may also lose an advantage by such delay. The nettle will never be easier to grasp than now.
— J. Oswald Sanders (1902–1992), Missionsleiter und Autor
Topics: Time & Transience, Discipleship, Wisdom & Understanding
Occasions: For Reflection
J. Oswald Sanders
John Oswald Sanders (1902–1992) war ein neuseeländischer Bibelschullehrer, Autor und langjähriger Leiter der China-Inland-Mission (später OMF International). Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem durch Schriften wie „Geistliche Leiterschaft“, in denen er biblische Führung auf Demut, Gebet und Charakter statt auf weltliche Machtstrukturen gründete. Für heutige Bibelleser bieten seine Texte Maßstäbe für persönliche Integrität, dienende Leiterschaft und verbindliche Nachfolge.
All quotes by J. Oswald Sanders (37)
Inner dignity remains, even when performance capacity and social role decline.
Anselm Grün
You have enough time to do everything God wants you to do.
Craig Groeschel
Francis de Sales
This is the end – for me the beginning of life.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Helen Keller
We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.
William Shakespeare
T.S. Eliot
Abraham Joshua Heschel