To labor in the dark, without an assured commission, greatly obscures the warrant of faith in the Divine engagements; and the Minister, unable to avail himself of heavenly support, feels his “hands hang down, and his knees feeble” in his work. On the other hand, the confidence that he is acting in obedience to the call of God — that he is in His work, and in His way — nerves him in the midst of all difficulty, and under a sense of his responsible obligations, with almighty strength.
— Charles Bridges (1794–1869), Geistlicher
Topics: Guidance & God's Will, Work & Vocation, Courage & Strength
Occasions: For Reflection
Charles Bridges
Charles Bridges (1794–1869) war ein englischer Geistlicher der Church of England, der vor allem als Gemeindepfarrer in Suffolk und Dorset wirkte. Als führender Vertreter des evangelikalen Flügels seiner Kirche wurde er durch Schriften zur Pastoraltheologie und fundierte Bibelkommentare bekannt. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet er durch Auslegungen zu Psalmen und Weisheitsbüchern, die theologische Reflexion mit praktischer Seelsorge verbinden.
All quotes by Charles Bridges (8)
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