The waters are rising, but so am I. I am not going under, but over. Catherine Booth More Quotes by Catherine Booth More Quotes From Catherine Booth You are not here in the world for yourself. You have been sent here for others. The world is waiting for you! Catherine Booth helping-others waiting world If we are to better the future we must disturb the present. Catherine Booth boldness future ifs Many do not recognize the fact as they ought, that Satan has got men fast asleep in sin and that it is his great device to keep them so. He does not care what we do if he can do that. We may sing songs about the sweet by and by, preach sermons and say prayers until doomsday, and he will never concern himself about us, if we don't wake anybody up. But if we awake the sleeping sinner he will gnash on us with his teeth. This is our work - to wake people up. Catherine Booth prayer song sweet A barracks is meant to be a place where real soldiers were to be fed and equipped for war, not a place to settle down in or as a comfortable snuggery in which to enjoy ourselves. I hope that if ever they, our soldiers, do settle down God will burn their barracks over their heads! Catherine Booth real hope god Whatever the particular call is, the particular sacrifice God asks you to make, the particular cross He wishes you to embrace, whatever the particular path He wants you to tread, will you rise up, and say in your heart, "Yes, Lord, I accept it; I submit, I yield, I pledge myself to walk in that path, and to follow that Voice, and to trust Thee with the consequences"? Oh! but you say, "I don't know what He will want next." No, we none of us know that, but we know we shall be safe in His hands. Catherine Booth sacrifice heart hands There is no improving the future without disturbing the present. Catherine Booth disturbing improving Cast off all bonds of prejudice and custom, and let the love of Christ, which is in you, have free course to run out in all conceivable schemes and methods of labour for the souls of men. Catherine Booth soul running men I don't believe in any religion apart from doing the will of God. Catherine Booth dont-believe gods-will believe Faith is inseparable from expectations. Where there is real faith, there is always expectation. Catherine Booth inseparable real expectations What the Lord wants is that you shall go about the business to which He sets you, not asking for an easy post, nor grumbling at a hard one. Catherine Booth grumbling asking want Here is the principle - adapt your measures to the necessity of the people to whom you minister. You are to take the Gospel to them in such modes and circumstances as will gain for it from them a hearing. Catherine Booth hearing principles people The popular gospel of this day, is the laughing-stock of Hell; it dare neither damn the sinner, nor sanctify the saint. Catherine Booth hell saint laughing The Gospel that represents Jesus Christ, not as a system of truth to be received into the mind like I should receive a system of philosophy, or astronomy, but it represents Him as a beal, living, mighty Saviour, able to save me now. Catherine Booth real philosophy jesus What the law tried to do by a restraining power from without, the gospel does by an inspiring power from within. Catherine Booth restraining law doe And we find from Church history that the primitive Christians thus understood it; for that women did actually speak and preach amongst them we have indisputable proof. Catherine Booth church christian religion Do not give way to lowness while you are young. Rise up on the strength of God and resolve to conquer. Catherine Booth conquer giving way We are made for larger ends than Earth can encompass. Oh, let us be true to our exalted destiny. Catherine Booth destiny ends earth It is a great delusion to suppose that flesh-meat of any kind is essential to health. Considerably more than three parts of the work in the world is done by men who never taste anything but vegetable, farinaceous food, and that of the simplest kind. There are more strength-producing properties in wholemeal flour, peas, beans, lentils, oatmeal, roots, and other vegetables of the same class, than there are beef or mutton, poultry or fish, or animal food of any description whatever. Catherine Booth oatmeal animal men God forbid that I should ever teach any adaptation of the Gospel. But I contend that we may serve it up in any sort of dish that will induce the people to partake of it Catherine Booth ministry may people If you are under the dominion of sin, you are yet an utter stranger to the salvation of God. Catherine Booth sin stranger dominion
