The devil does not sleep, nor is the flesh yet dead; therefore,
you must never cease your preparation for battle, because on the
right and the left are enemies who never rest.  -- Thomas à Kempis

When we talk about giving to God, or to the work of God, we must remember that it is all His. He doesn't need our gifts to do His work. On the other hand, we do need to share the blessings He has entrusted to us. What we 'have' isn't really ours; it's all his, entrusted to us to be put into useful service to others for God'swork and God's glory.

Correct me, LORD, but only with justice-- not in your anger, lest you reduce me to nothing. -- Jeremiah 10:24

The surest hindrance of success is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the judgement of the public. He who is determined not to be satisfied with anything short of perfection will never do anything to please himself or others. -- Hazlitt

The Apostle Paul makes clear that the heart of the Gospel is
found in the death, burial, resurrection, and appearances of Jesus
(1 Cor. 15:1-8). The Lord's Supper, Communion or Eucharist as it is
sometimes called, is a key part of our walk with Christ. It is a
time where we proclaim the story of the Gospel (cf. 1 Cor. 11:26).
But, it is more than a time of proclamation; it is a time of
participation. We share in the supper with each other and with
Christ. This participation revitalizes us in our walk with the
Savior and helps us re-live His saving death and resurrection.

Selah

Deaf Girl

From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad
night at an inconvenient hotel.    -- Teresa of Avila

There are three stages in the work of God:
Impossible; Difficult; Done.  -- Hudson Taylor

God absolutely hates violence, intimidation, or any means used for the powerful to control, manipulate, or hound those who are weaker. He loathes wickedness that is based upon the strong and the mighty preying on the weak and powerless. We should, by our actions and resources, demonstrate both to the weak and the powerless that there is a God of love.

Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless. -- Isaiah 10:1-2