Self-deception helps us deceive. David Livingstone More Quotes by David Livingstone More Quotes From David Livingstone If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice? David Livingstone inspiration wisdom kings God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours. David Livingstone religious god heart If you have men who will only come if they know there is a good road, I don't want them. I want men who will come if there is no road at all. David Livingstone knows want commitment I'd rather be in the heart of Africa in the will of God, than on the throne of England, out of the will of God. David Livingstone thrones england heart People talk of the sacrifice I have made in spending so much of my life in Africa. It is emphatically no sacrifice. Say rather it is a privilege. David Livingstone sacrifice missionary people There is one safe and happy place, and that is in the will of God. David Livingstone happy-place gods-will safe Shall I tell you what supported me through all those years of exile among a people whose language I could not understand and whose attitude towards me we always uncertain and often hostile? It was this: "Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world". David Livingstone attitude people years I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose. David Livingstone purpose decision goal I am a missionary, heart and soul. God had an only Son, and He was a missionary and a physician. I am a poor, poor imitation of Him, or wish to be. In this service I hope to live; in it I wish to die! David Livingstone wish-to-die heart son It is emphatically no sacrifice. Say rather it is a privilege. Anxiety, sickness, suffering, or danger, now and then, with a foregoing of the common conveniences and charities of this life, may make us pause, and cause the spirit to waver, and the soul to sink; but let this only be for a moment. All these are nothing when compared with the glory which shall be revealed in and for us. I never made a sacrifice. David Livingstone anxiety sacrifice soul Without Christ, not one step; with Him, anywhere! David Livingstone notes steps christ I'll go anywhere as long as it's forward. David Livingstone change inspirational funny Christ alone can save the world, but Christ cannot save the world alone. David Livingstone missionary world christ And although I see few results, future missionaries will see conversions following every sermon. May they not forget the pioneers who worked in the thick gloom with few rays to cheer, except such as flow from faith in the precious promises of God's Word. David Livingstone rays cheer promise People talk of the sacrifice I have made in spending so much of my life in Africa. Can that be called a sacrifice which is simply paid back as a small part of a great debt owing to our God, which we can never repay? All these are nothing when compared with the glory which shall be revealed in and for us. I never made a sacrifice. David Livingstone debt sacrifice people Terrorism is a word with little content - it is a label for brutalities committed by ‘the enemy’, and from which one’s own acts of destruction are exempted. It is an inchoate and emotionally laden concept, a semantic mirror of our dishonesty and a repository for everything about war that we would like to disavow. Making a sharp distinction between war and terrorism is at best a self-deceptive game. David Livingstone mirrors self war The best remedy for a sick church is to put it on a missionary diet. David Livingstone sick church missionary I will place no value on anything I have or may possess, except in relation to the kingdom of Christ. If anything will advance the interests of that kingdom, it shall be given away or kept only in reference to whether giving or keeping will most promote the glory1 of him to whom I owe all my hopes in time and eternity. David Livingstone kingdoms may giving I am immortal till my work is accomplished David Livingstone immortal accomplished missionary Do not think me mad. It is not to make money that I believe a Christian should live. The noblest thing a man can do is, just humbly to receive, and then go amongst others and give. David Livingstone godly christian believe
