'It is hard, costly, and painful
It is hard, costly, and painful
A religion that is satisfied with only ordinary accomplishments — indeed, that is ever satisfied at all — is not a living religion.
The Master's blessing is upon those who hunger and thirst after righteousness. It is the longing soul, who is satisfied.
There are better things before you, than you have yet attained.
Strive to reach them. It is not easy to rise Christward, heavenward, to advance in the Christian life, to grow more holy. It is hard, costly, and painful .
Many people are discouraged because they do not appear to themselves to be any better, to be any more like Christ, today than they were yesterday.
But even true longing is growth. It consists of the soul's reaching Godward.
"As the deer pants for the water brooks — so my soul pants for You, O God!" Psalm 42:1