I board with a poor Scotchman: his wife can talk scarce any English. David Brainerd More Quotes by David Brainerd More Quotes From David Brainerd Lord, let me make a difference for you that is utterly disproportionate to who I am. David Brainerd differences who-i-am christian Let me forget the world and be swallowed up in the desire to glorify God. David Brainerd desire forget world Here am I, send me; send me to the ends of the earth; send me to the rough, the savage lost of the wilderness; send me from all that is called comfort on earth; send me even to death itself, if it be but in your service, and to promote your kingdom David Brainerd kingdoms earth christian There is a God in heaven who overrules all things for the best; and this is the comfort of my soul. David Brainerd soul comfort heaven We should always look upon ourselves as God's servants, placed in God's world, to do his work; and accordingly labour faithfully for him; not with a design to grow rich and great, but to glorify God, and do all the good we possibly can. David Brainerd design looks world Give yourself to prayer, to reading and meditation on divine truths: strive to penetrate to the bottom of them and never be content with a superficial knowledge. David Brainerd superficial-knowledge reading prayer I care not where I go, or how I live, or what I endure so that I may save souls. When I sleep I dream of them; when I awake they are first in my thoughts. David Brainerd soul dream sleep Further, Take heed that you faithfully perform the business you have to do in the world, from a regard to the commands of God; and not from an ambitious desire of being esteemed better than others. David Brainerd ambitious desire world It is impossible for any rational creature to be happy without acting all for God. God Himself could not make him happy any other way... There is nothing in the world worth living for but doing good and finishing God's work, doing the work that Christ did. I see nothing else in the world that can yield any satisfaction besides living to God, pleasing Him, and doing his whole will. David Brainerd finishing yield acting Oh! one hour with God infinitely exceeds all the pleasures and delights of this lower world. David Brainerd delight christianity world I cared not where or how I lived, or what hardships I went through, so I could but gain souls to Christ David Brainerd hardship soul missionary I longed to be a flame of fire continually glowing in the divine service and building up of Christ's kingdom to my last and dying breath. David Brainerd glowing flames fire Oh that God would humble me deeply in the dust before Him! i deserve Hell every day for not lovingmy Lord more, who has, i trust, loved me and given Himself for me. David Brainerd dust humble love When you cease from labour, fill up your time in reading, meditation, and prayer: and while your hands are labouring, let your heart be employed, as much as possible, in divine thoughts. David Brainerd reading prayer heart I have received my all from God. Oh, that I could return my all to God. David Brainerd return missionary It is sweet to be nothing and less than nothing that Christ may be all in all. David Brainerd missionary may sweet If you hope for happiness in the world, hope for it from God, and not from the world. David Brainerd happy happiness world Thirsting desires and longings possessed my soul after perfect holiness. God was so precious to my soul that the world with all its enjoyments appeared vile. I had no more value for the favor of men than for pebbles. David Brainerd soul perfect men My soul often mourned of more time and opportunity to be alone with God David Brainerd alone-with-god soul opportunity Saw so much of the wickedness of my heart that I longed to get away from myself...I felt almost pressed to death with my own vileness. Oh what a body of death is there in me...Oh the closest walk with God is the sweetest heaven that can be enjoyed on earth! David Brainerd wickedness heart heaven
