Inspirational Quotes by A.J. Russell

“Oh God, open my heart so that I might see You in the world around me. Use my female intuition for Your spiritual ends by helping me sense You and sense those around me that need You.”

“Never weary in prayer. When one day man sees how marvelously his prayer has been answered, then he will deeply, so deeply, regret that he prayed so little. Prayer changes all. Prayer re-creates. Prayer is irresistible. So pray, literally without ceasing.”

“NOVEMBER 10 New Forces Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen. JUDE 1:24–25 Remember that life’s difficulties and troubles are not intended to arrest your progress, but to increase your speed. You must call new forces, new powers into action.”

“Be sure of My Help, be conscious of My Presence, and wait until My Rest fills your soul. Rest knows no fear. Rest knows no want. Rest is strong, sure. The rest of soft glades and peacefully flowing rivers, of strong, immovable hills. Rest, and all you need to gain this rest is to come to Me. So come.”

“Be not afraid. Fear not. It is to the drowning man the Rescuer comes. To the brave swimmer who can fare well alone He comes not. And no rush of Joy can be like that of a man towards his Rescuer. It is a part of My method to wait till the storm is at its full violence. So did I with My disciples on the Lake. I could have bidden the first angry wave be calm, the first gust of wind be still, but what a lesson unlearned. What a sense of tender nearness of refuge and safety would have been lost.”

“Rest knowing all is so safe in My Hands. Rest is Trust. Ceaseless activity is distrust. Without the knowledge that I am working for you, you do not rest. Inaction then would be the outcome of despair. "My Hand is not shortened that it cannot save.”

“Bury every fear of the future, of poverty for those dear to you, of suffering, of loss. Bury all thought of unkindness and bitterness, all your dislikes, your resentments, your sense of failure, your disappointment in others and in yourselves, your gloom, your despondency, and let us leave them all,”

“MAY 6 Sublime Audacity For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. GALATIANS 6:8–9”

“The Name of Jesus is so sweet, I love its music to repeat; It makes my joys full and complete, The precious Name of Jesus! W. C. MARTIN (1864–1914) PRAY: Let me be always aware of Your unceasing presence beside me, Lord. You are not only my Savior but also by dearest, closest, most trustworthy Friend.”

“All we have to do is look around us and we see that loss is one half of the process of life. New life can only come when there is a letting go of what was there before. This is the story of human existence from beginning to end. JOAN GUNTZELMAN GOD KNOWS YOU’RE GRIEVING”

“Have you ever thought of the Joy that the patient, gentle, loving obedience of My disciples brings to My heart? I know no Joy such as the Joy I feel at the loving trust of a dear one. The wounds in the Hands and Feet hurt little compared with the wounds in the Heart that are the wounds, not of My enemies, but of My friends.”

“The world expects a return, or gives only in return. Not so do I. My only stipulation is receive! But to receive My Power, My Gifts, you must have room for them, and, full of self, there is no room for Me and My Gifts. So all I desire of you is to be emptied of self, and to desire Me.”

“N EVER seek to cast the blame on others. If I bear your sins and those of others are you not casting your blame on Me?”

“Barriers Burned Away September 21 M Y Light shall shine upon you. It shall illumine and cheer your way. But it shall also penetrate the dark and secret places of your hearts, revealing perhaps some unrecognized sin, fault or failing. . Desire its radiance, not only for its comfort and guidance, but also for its revelation of all within you that is not wholly Mine. I am the Sun of Righteousness. Rest in My Presence, not clamouring, not supplicating, but resting, until the impurities of your being are burnt out, the dross of your character refined away, and you can go on strengthened and purified to do My work.”

“Hunger for Righteousness August 23 M ANY are wondering why their desire' for righteousness is not satisfied according to My Promise. But that Promise was on condition that there should be hunger and thirst. If the Truths I have given have not been absorbed, there can be no real hunger for more. So, when you miss the Joy-Light on your path, when the vision seems lost, and the Voice silent, then ask yourself, have you failed to live out the lessons that you were taught? Live out My teaching in your lives, and then, hungry for more, come to Me, Bread of Life, Food of your souls.”

“Think, some message may be undelivered, because I cannot use you. Some tender word unspoken, because self blocks your channel. Only self can cause unrest, and My great Gift to My disciples was PEACE.”

“Unruffled September 10 P EACE. It is your task to keep this Peace in your hearts and lives. This is your work for Me. It is so all-important because if you lack it, then, as a channel, you are for the time useless.”

“There may be much to regret on your part, failure, disloyalty, fear, sin. In My Holy Presence all that is swept away by My Hand of Love.”

“Stand Invincible August 30 L IFE, earth-life, is a battle. A battle in which man will always be the loser unless he summon Eternal Life-Forces to his aid. Do this, and all that has the power to thwart you slinks back defeated. Say, in the little as well as in the big things of life, "Nothing can harm, nothing can make me afraid. In Him I conquer." Stand invincible, face to the foes of life.”

“I Will Heal You July 20 D O not recognize your illness. Each time you speak of it to others you stabilize it. Ignore it as much as you can. Think more of Me, the Great Healer. Dwelling with Me you become whole.”