A sentimentalist is one who delights to have high and devout emotions stirred whilst reading in an arm-chair, or in a prayer meeting, but he never translates his emotions into action. Consequently a sentimentalist is usually callous, self-centred and selfish, because the emotions he likes to have stirred do not cost him anything.
Oswald ChambersFaith is unutterable trust in God, trust which never dreams that He will not stand by us.
Oswald ChambersWe can never be like lillies in the garden unless we have spent time as bulbs in the dark, totally ignored.
Oswald ChambersThe thing that awakens the deepest fountain of gratitude in a human being is that God has forgiven his sin.
Oswald ChambersMake the determination to abide in Jesus wherever you are now or wherever you may be placed in the future.
Oswald ChambersAs long as we are flippant and stupid and shallow and think that we know ourselves, we shall never give ourselves over to Jesus Christ; but when once we become conscious that we are infinitely more than we can fathom, and infinitely greater in possibility either for good or bad than we can know, we shall be only too glad to hand ourselves over to Him.
Oswald Chambers