Inspirational Quotes by A.J. Russell

“Joy is the daughter of calm ... The Strain is only when you are serving another master, the world, fame, the good opinion of men—or carrying two days' worth of burden on the one day. Remember that it must not be.”

“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.”

“Ungenerous giving dwarfs the soul.”

“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.”

“Christ, Christ. Everything must rest on Me. Force is born of rest. Only Love is a conquering force. Be not afraid, I will help you. Be channels both of you. My Spirit shall flow through and My Spirit shall, in flowing through, sweep away all the bitter past.”

“Fear Is Evil Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. 1 JOHN 4:17–18 Have no fear. Fear is evil and "perfect Love casts out fear." There is no room for fear in the heart in which I dwell.”

“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.”

“Your loved ones are very safe in My Keeping. Learning and loving and working, theirs is a life of happiness and progress. They live to serve, and serve they truly do. They serve Me and those they love. Ceaselessly they serve.”

“Do not weigh your spirits down with the sins and sorrows of the world. Only Christ can do that and live. Look for the loving, the true, the kindly, the brave in the many all around you.”

“Upheavals come only when man is set on some particular way of life, and is called to forgo that. When the fixed desire is to do the Father’s Will, then there is no real change. The leaving of home, town, country is but as the putting off a garment that has served its useful purpose.”

“APRIL 16 Love Your Servants "And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. I and My Father are one." JOHN 10:28–30”

“Life has hurt you. Only scarred lives can really save. You cannot escape the discipline. It is the hallmark of discipleship. My children, trust Me always. Never rebel. The trust”

“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; do not fret—it only causes harm For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. PSALM 37:8–9”

“YOUR lack of control is not due to the big burdens, but to your permitting the little frets and cares and burdens to accumulate. If anything vex you, deal with that and get that righted with Me before you allow yourself to speak to, or meet anybody, or to undertake any new duty. Look upon yourself more as performing My errands, and coming back quickly to Me to tell Me that message is delivered, that task done. Then, with no feeling of responsibility as to result (your only responsibility was to see the duty done), go out again, rejoicing at still more to do for My Sake.”

“Is My Hand shortened that it cannot save? No! My power to save increases as your power to understand My Salvation increases. So from Strength to Strength, from Power to Power, we go in Union.”

“MAY 12 Thrill of Protection "Offer to God thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High. Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me." PSALM 50:14–15 Turn out all thoughts of doubt and of trouble. Never tolerate them for one second.”