Only he is fit to preach who cannot avoid preaching, who feels that woe is upon him unless he preach the gospel
Charles SpurgeonThis depression comes over me whenever the Lord is preparing a larger blessing for my ministry; the cloud is black before it breaks, and overshadows before it yields its deluge of mercy. Depression has now become to me as a prophet in rough clothing, a John the Baptist, heralding the nearer coming of my Lord's richer benison
Charles SpurgeonYou cannot make a sinner into a saint by killing him. He who does not live as a saint here will never live as a saint hereafter.
Charles SpurgeonPrayer pulls the rope below and the great bell rings above in the ears of God. Some scarcely stir the bell, for they pray so languidly. Others give but an occasional pluck at the rope. But he who wins with heaven is the man who grasps the rope boldly and pulls continuously, with all his might.
Charles Spurgeon