God takes away the world, that the heart may cleave more to Him in sincerity. Thomas Watson More Quotes by Thomas Watson More Quotes From Thomas Watson To know that nothing hurts the godly, is a matter of comfort; but to be assured that all things which fall out shall co-operate for their good, that their crosses shall be turned into blessings, that showers of affliction water the withering root of their grace and make it flourish more; this may fill their hearts with joy till they run over. Thomas Watson religioushurtrunning God will fill the hungry because He Himself has stirred up the hunger. As in the case of prayer, when God prepares the heart to pray, He prepares His ear to hear (Ps. 10:17). So in the case of spiritual hunger, when God prepares the heart to hunger, He will prepare His hand to fill. Thomas Watson prayerspiritualheart Prayer is the offering up of our desires to God in the name of Christ, for such things as are agreeable to his will. It is an offering of our desires. Desires are the soul and life of prayer; words are but the body; now as the body without the soul is dead, so are prayers unless they are animated with our desires. Thomas Watson offeringprayernames When you find a chillness upon your souls, and that your former heat begins to abate, ply yourselves with warm clothes, get those good books that may acquaint you with such truths as may warm and affect your hearts. Thomas Watson clothesheartbook Prayer delights God's ear; it melts His heart; and opens His hand. God cannot deny a praying soul. Thomas Watson prayerhearthands Affliction may be lasting, but it is not everlasting. Thomas Watson afflictionadversitymay It was wonderful love that Christ should rather die for us than for the angels that fell. They were creatures of a more noble extract, and in all probability might have brought greater revenues of glory to God; yet that Christ should pass by those golden vessels, and make us clods of earth into stars of glory -- Oh, the hyperbole of Christ's love! Thomas Watson nobleangelstars A spiritual prayer is a humble prayer. Prayer is the asking of an alms, which requires humility... The lower the heart descends, the higher the prayer ascends. Thomas Watson prayerspiritualheart The Kingdom of grace is nothing but.... the beginning of the Kingdom of glory; the Kingdom of grace is glory in the seed, and the Kingdom of glory is grace in the flower; the Kingdom ofgrace is glory in the daybreak, and the Kingdom of glory is grace in the full meridian; the Kingdom of grace is glory militant, and the Kingdom of glory is grace triumphant.... the Kingdom ofgrace leads to the Kingdom of glory. Thomas Watson flowerblessingchristian Solve it. Solve it quickly, solve it right or wrong. If you solve it wrong, it will come back and slap you in the face, and then you can solve it right. Lying dead in the water and doing nothing is a comfortable alternative because it is without risk, but it is an absolutely fatal way to manage a business. Thomas Watson educationalmistakeinspirational Our murmuring is the devil's music. Thomas Watson murmuringdevilchristianity If you don't genuinely like your customers, chances are they won't buy. Thomas Watson educationalchanceinspirational The pleasure of sin is soon gone, but the sting remains. Thomas Watson pleasuresingone Better have men reproach you for being good, than have God damn you for being wicked. Be not laughed out of your religion. If a lame man laugh at you for walking upright, will you therefore limp? Thomas Watson damn-youlaughingmen God's decree is the very pillar and basis on which the saint's perseverance depends. That decree ties the knot of adoption so fast, that neither sin, death, nor hell, can break it asunder. Thomas Watson perseveranceblessingchristian Thus it is in hell; they would die, but they cannot. The wicked shall be always dying but never dead; the smoke of the furnacedascends for ever and ever. Oh! who can endure thus to be ever upon the rack? This word "ever" breaks the heart. Wicked men do now think the Sabbaths long, and think a prayer long; but oh! how long will it be to lie in hell for ever and ever? Thomas Watson prayerchristianlying If a wicked man seems to have peace at death, it is not from the knowledge of his happiness, but from the ignorance of his danger. Thomas Watson wickedignorancemen The Ediles among the Romans had their doors always standing open, that all who had petitions might have free access to them. The door of heaven is always open for the prayers of God's people. Thomas Watson prayerdoorspeople Make up your spiritual accounts daily; see how matters stand between God and your souls (Psalm 77:6). Often reckonings keep God and conscience friends. Do with your hearts as you do with your watches, wind them up every morning by prayer, and at night examine whether your hearts have gone true all that day, whether the wheels of your affections have moved swiftly toward heaven. Thomas Watson prayerspiritualmorning Whoever brings an affliction, it is God who sends it. Thomas Watson afflictiongrace
