Children Quote by George MacDonald
““Demands unknown before are continually being made upon the Christian: it is the ever fresh rousing and calling, asking and sending of the Spirit that worketh in the children of obedience. When he thinks he has attained, then is he in danger; when he finds the mountain he has so long been climbing show suddenly a distant peak, radiant in eternal whiteness, and all but lost in heavenly places, a peak whose glory-crowned apex it seems as if no human foot could ever reach—then is there hope for him; proof there is then that he has been climbing, for he beholds the yet unclimbed; he sees what he could not see before; if he knows little of what he is, he knows something of what he is not. He learns ever afresh that he is not in the world as Jesus was in the world; but the very wind that breathes courage as he climbs is the hope that one day he shall be like him, seeing him as he is.””
About This Quote
Source Book: The Lost Bridegroom by George MacDonald, 1869
Spiritual growth is an endless ascent, always revealing higher callings and deeper humility.
In simple terms: Faith is a never‑ending climb toward higher truth.
Key Takeaway
Embrace continual spiritual challenge.
Themes
spirituality
humility
growth
Mood
hopeful
reflective
Type
inspirational
theological
When to use this quote
- personal prayer
- church leadership
- mission work
- life crises
Key Concepts
theology
perseverance
self‑knowledge
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you respond when you feel you’ve reached a peak?
- What higher calling might you be missing?
A Different Perspective
Even after progress, new challenges can cause discouragement.
![“I wish I had [made that song]. No, I don't That would be to take it from somebody else. But it's mine for all that.' 'What makes it yours?' 'I love it so.' 'Does loving a thing make it yours?' 'I think so, Mother -- at least more than anything else can. . . . Love makes the only myness,' said…” quote by George MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/722/george-macdonald-295_love_i-wish-i-had-made-that-song-no-i-don-t-t_35103.jpg)
