I was in a contemplative mood this evening and a few quotes particularly seemed to touch me concerning the thoughts that were swimming around in my head and heart. Tonight I feel so alone, out of place and at odds with the world. Yet I'm not surprised.
1. I feel like i'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe
2. Dead fish don't swim upstream
3. Always drink upstream from the herd.
4. The masses are always wrong. In every generation the number of the righteous is small. Be sure you are among them. - A.W. Tozer
5. "In our constant struggle to believe we are likely to overlook the simple fact that a bit of healthy disbelief is sometimes as needful as faith to the welfare of our souls. I would go further and say that we would do well to cultivate a reverent skepticism. It will keep us out of a thousand bogs and quagmires where others who lack it sometimes find themselves. It is no sin to doubt some things, but it may be fatal to believe everything." - Tozer, The Root of the Righteous
6. "Modern civilization is so complex as to make the devotional life all but impossible. It wears us out by multiplying distractions and beats us down by destroying our solitude, where otherwise we might drink and renew our strength before going out to face the world again.' Tozer, Of God and men
7. In order to hear God's voice, turn down the world's volume
8. "Count not of great importance who is for you, or against you. (Rom. 8:31; 1 Cor. 4:3), but let this be your aim and care, that God be with you in everything you do." Thomas a Kempis, Imitation of Christ
9. Eschew Obfuscation
10. God sometimes takes us into the dark room to develop us
11. If only a man would never seek passing joys or entangle himself with worldly affairs, what a good conscience he would have. What great peace and tranquillity would be his, if he cut himself off from all empty care and thought only of things divine, things helpful to his soul, and put all his trust in God. - Thomas a Kempis, The Imitation of Christ