Andy's Inspiration Box

Ephesians 6:18 Good News Translation (GNT) 18  Do all this in prayer, asking for God's help. Pray on every occasion, as the Spirit leads. For this reason keep alert and never give up; pray always for all God's people.

"To keep your treasure is to die. To lose it is to live. The angels keep the records In God's counting house - so give!" - Patience Strong

"A calm hour with God is worth a whole lifetime with man." - Robert Murray McCheyne

"God-yielded wills find the God-planned life." - James McConkey

Luke 12:7 MSG "What's the price of two or three pet canaries? Some loose change, right? But God never overlooks a single one. And he pays even greater attention to you, down to the last detail—even numbering the hairs on your head! So don't be intimidated by all this bully talk. You're worth more than a million canaries.

"...No public feast with Him can compensate for the loss of private interview. Make time to be alone with God. He has visions to reveal to us that are not for the eye of the worldling. Alone with God - to know the depth and sweetness of our relationship with Him!" - Mrs C. E. Cowman

"Joy is simply perfect acquiescence in God's will, because the soul delights in God Himself." - Prebendary Webb-Peploe

Lord, plant my spirit high upon the crest Of Thine eternal strength! Then, though life's breaking struggles come at length, Their storms shall only bend my to Thy breast. - Dorothy Clark Wilson (Springs in the Valley, May 25)

"Take the golden key, He calleth thee. Enter into the holy place." - George Muller's Secret, Springs in the Valley

"Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned." - Peter Marshall

"If we desire our faith to be strengthened, we should not shrink from opportunities where our faith may be tried, and therefore, through trial, be strengthened." - George Mueller

Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 The Message (MSG) There’s a Right Time for Everything 3 There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth: 2-8 A right time for birth and another for death, A right time to plant and another to reap, A right time to kill and another to heal, A right time to destroy and another to construct, A right time to cry and another to laugh, A right time to lament and another to cheer, A right time to make love and another to abstain, A right time to embrace and another to part, A right time to search and another to count your losses, A right time to hold on and another to let go, A right time to rip out and another to mend, A right time to shut up and another to speak up, A right time to love and another to hate, A right time to wage war and another to make peace. 9-13 But in the end, does it really make a difference what anyone does? I’ve had a good look at what God has given us to do—busywork, mostly. True, God made every...

"If we rely on the Holy Spirit, we shall find that our prayers become more and more inarticulate; and when they are inarticulate, reverence grows deeper and deeper." - Oswald Chambers

"We have ample evidence that the Lord is able to guide. The promises cover every imaginable situation. All we need to do is to take the hand he stretches out." - Elisabeth Elliott

"Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening." - Mahatma Gandhi

Deuteronomy 5:32-33 NKJV “Therefore you shall be careful to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. You shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and  that  you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.

Habakkuk 2:3 The Message (MSG) 2-3 And then God answered: “Write this. Write what you see. Write it out in big block letters so that it can be read on the run. This vision-message is a witness pointing to what’s coming. It aches for the coming—it can hardly wait! And it doesn’t lie. If it seems slow in coming, wait. It’s on its way. It will come right on time.

In the centre of the whirlpool, while the waters rush around, There's a space of perfect stillness, though with turmoil it is bound: All is calm, and all is quiet, scarcely e'en a sense of sound. So with us - despite the conflict - when in Christ His Peace is found. - Springs in the Valley (May 22)

"Letting go of our grip on predictable results and trusting God with our heart offering is one of the most challenging choices we make." - Carol Kent, (Take My Heart, Oh God - May 22)

I stand a new creation Baptized in blood and fire No fear of condemnation By faith I'm justified - I Will Rise (Hillsong)

"Go deeper into me, Lord Jesus, Yes, deeper every day, Till Thou hast conquered me, Lord Jesus; Go deeper all the way." - E. E. B. Rogers

"Never want whilst thou hast a God to go to; never fear or faint whilst thou hast God to help thew; go to thy treasure and take whatever thou needest - there it's adj that toy canst want." - Charles H. Spurgeon

"Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day." - John Wooden

Acts 17:31 Because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.

Matthew 11:28 The Message (MSG) 28-30 “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”

“Strength of my heart, I need not fail, Not mind to fear but to obey, With such a Leader, who could quail? Thou art as Thou wert yesterday. Strength of my heart, I rest in Thee, Fulfil Thy purposes through me.” ― Amy Carmichael

Jeremiah 29:11 The Message (MSG) I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.

"He said, 'Oh you of little faith, See the sparrows in the sky Unencumbered by the cares of the world I feed even them, Clothe the lilies in the field How much more to Me are you worth than these. I gave My Son for you.'" - Melissa Otto, It's Alright

I am not the brood of the dust and sod, Nor a shutlled thread in the loom of fate; But with the child Divine of the living God, With eternity for my life's estate. I am not a sport of a cosmic night, Nor a thing of chance that has grown to man; But a deathless soul on my upward flight, And my Father's heir in His wondrous plan. - Alva Romanes

"My times are in thy hand". If you quote this verse to the native of Congo, he will translate it in the gorgeous word: "All my life's whys and whens and wheres and wherefores are in God's Hand!" - Dan Crawford

Ecclesiastes 11:6 New King James Version (NKJV) 6 In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening do not withhold your hand; For you do not know which will prosper, Either this or that, Or whether both alike will be good.

"A believer longs after God: to come into His presence, to feel His love, to feel near to Him in secret, to feel in the crowd that he is nearer than all the creatures. Ah! dear brethren, have you ever tasted this blessedness? There is greater rest and solace to be found in the presence of God for one hour, than in an eternity of the presence of man." - Robert Murray McCheyne

Psalm 139:12-15 New King James Version (NKJV) 12 Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You. 13 For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

Just over the hill, by the climbing way, Is a place where all good travellers stay - Just over the hill and up along. At the side of the road is a garden-gate, Which is always open, early and late- Just over the hill and up along. And inside the gate is a House of Rest, Where the Host will give you His very best- Just over the hill and up along. - John Oxenham

1 Thessalonians 4:10-12 New King James Version (NKJV) ...But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more; 11 that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, 12 that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing.

Mark 1:16-20 New King James Version (NKJV) Four Fishermen Called as Disciples 16  And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.   17  Then Jesus said to them,   “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”   18  They immediately left their nets and followed Him. 19  When He had gone a little farther from there, He saw James the   son   of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also   were   in the boat mending their nets.   20  And immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after Him.

"Until the will and the affections are brought under the authority of Christ, we have not begun to understand, let alone to accept, his Lordship." - Elizabeth Elliott

"A mother's love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking." - Helen Steiner Rice

Matthew 15:21-28 Good News Translation (GNT) A Woman's Faith 21 Jesus left that place and went off to the territory near the cities of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman who lived in that region came to him. “Son of David!” she cried out. “Have mercy on me, sir! My daughter has a demon and is in a terrible condition.” 23 But Jesus did not say a word to her. His disciples came to him and begged him, “Send her away! She is following us and making all this noise!” 24 Then Jesus replied, “I have been sent only to the lost sheep of the people of Israel.” 25 At this the woman came and fell at his feet. “Help me, sir!” she said. 26 Jesus answered, “It isn't right to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs.” 27 “That's true, sir,” she answered, “but even the dogs eat the leftovers that fall from their masters' table.” 28 So Jesus answered her, “You are a woman of great fait...

"I have faith that God will show you the answer. But you have to understand that sometimes it takes a while to be able to recognize what God wants you to do. That's how it often is. God's voice is usually nothing more than a whisper, and you have to listen very carefully to hear it. But other times, in those rarest of moments, the answer is obvious and rings as loud as a church bell." — Nicholas Sparks (The Last Song)

"Faith and prayer are the vitamins for the soul; man cannot live in health without them." - Mahalia Jackson

"It is not how much do you have, but how much of yours does God have ." - Springs in the Valley (May 10) "God-yielded wills find the God-planned life." - James H. McConkey

Romans 6:13 New King James Version (NKJV) And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.

1 John 4:12 NKJV No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.

Matthew 11:28 New King James Version (NKJV) 28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

"And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them." - Springs in the Valley (May 7)

"When God is going to do something wonderful, He begins with a difficulty. If it is going to do something VERY wonderful, He begins with an impossibility." - Rev. Chas. Inwood

"By the light of nature we see God as a God above us, by the light of the law we see Him as a God against us, but by the light of the gospel we see Him as Emanuel, God with us." - Matthew Henry

“There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.” ― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

Matthew 9:27-31 New King James Version (NKJV) Two Blind Men Healed 27  When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!” 28  And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them,  “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” 29  Then He touched their eyes, saying,  “According to your faith let it be to you.”   30  And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying,  “See  that  no one knows  it .” 31  But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.

Do not ask "What can I do?" but "What can He not do?" - Corrie Ten Boom

"Sometimes beautiful things come into our lives out of nowhere. We can't always understand them, but we have to trust in them. I know you want to question everything, but sometimes it pays to just have a little faith." - Lauren Kate

"When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure." - Peter Marshall

“Faith isn’t the ability to believe long and far into the misty future. It’s simply taking God at His Word and taking the next step.” - Joni Erickson Tada

“One can no more keep the mind from returning to an idea than the sea from returning to a shore. For a sailor, this is called the tide; in the case of the guilty it is called remorse. God stirs up the soul as well as the ocean.” ― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

What hope have we of completing the course upon which we have embarked? What hope? Ah! He is able to keep. "He is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him." - Springs in the Valley (May 4)

Luke 9:62 New King James Version (NKJV) But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Psalm 27:4 New Living Translation (NLT) 4  The one thing I ask of the  Lord —      the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the  Lord  all the days of my life,      delighting in the  Lord ’s perfections      and meditating in his Temple.

"Some lives are drear from doubt and fear, While others merely plod; But lovely faces mark the men Who walk and talk with God." - Pauline Prosser-Thompson

"I have to get to the point of the absolute and unquestionable relationship that takes everything exactly as it comes from Him. God never guides us at some time in the future, but always here and now. Realize that the Lord is here now, and the freedom you receive is immediate." - Oswald Chambers

"I love the lonely creative hours with God" - Madame Guyon