"There is an old proverb to the effect……" — Richard J. Foster
"There is an old proverb to the effect that 'all those who open their mouths, close their eyes!' The purpose of silence and solitude is to be able to see and hear. Control rather than no noise is the key to silence. James saw clearly that the person who could control his tounge is perfect (James 3:1-12). Under the Discipline of silence and solitude we learn when to speak and when to refrain from speaking."
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79 Quotes by Richard J. Foster
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Worship is our response to the overtures of love from the heart of the Father.
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Adoration is the spontaneous yearning of the heart to worship, honor, magnify, and bless God. We ask nothing but to…
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Forms and rituals do not produce worship, nor does the disuse of forms and rituals. We can use all the…
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In worship an increased power steals its way into the heart sanctuary, an increased compassion grows in the soul. To…
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Worship is our response to the overtures of love from the heart of the Father. Its central reality is found…
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Our problem is that we assume prayer is something to master the way we master algebra or auto mechanics. But…
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Prayer involves transformed passions. In prayer, real prayer, we begin to think God's thoughts after Him: to desire the things…
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Prayer is the human response to the perpetual outpouring of love by which God lays siege to every soul.
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The truth of the matter is, we all come to prayer with a tangled mass of motives altruistic and selfish,…
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God's heart is the most sensitive and tender of all. No act goes unnoticed, no matter how insignificant or small.
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As worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience. Holy obedience saves worship from becoming an opiate, an…
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If the Lord is to be Lord, worship must have priority in our lives. The divine priority is worship first,…
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