A zealous man feels that like a lamp he is made to burn; and if consumed in burning, he has but done the work for which God appointed him. Such a one will always find a sphere for his zeal. If he cannot preach and work and give money, he will cry and sigh and pray.
J. C. RyleAnd I believe it to be a signal evidence of the Spirit's presence when the Word is really precious to a man 's soul.
J. C. RyleThe hand of the wicked can't stir one moment before God allows them to begin, and...one moment after God commands them to stop.
J. C. RyleWhat could an unsanctified man do in Heaven, if by any chance he got there? Let that question be fairly looked in the face and fairly answered. No man can possibly be happy in a place where he is not in his element and where all around him is not congenial to his tastes, habits and character.
J. C. Ryle