Ryan

“If rich men delight to sum up their vast revenues, to read over their rentals, look upon their hoards; if they bless themselves in their great wealth, or, to use the prophet’s words (Jer. ix. 23), "glory in their riches," well may believers rejoice and glory in their "knowing the Lord" (ver. 24), and please themselves in seeing how rich they are in having an immensely full and all-sufficient God for their inheritance.”
― William Symington, The Existence and Attributes of God

“The life you live in private determines the ministry you can have in public.”
― Dave Harvey, Am I Called?: The Summons To Pastoral Ministry

“not that they may believe against their wills (which would be impossible), but that they may be made willing to believe who were before unwilling to believe.”
― John Calvin, A Treatise of the Eternal Predestination of God

“Biblical spirituality does not consist primarily of mystical, emotional experience, inward impressions and feelings, introspective meditation, or a monastic withdrawal from the world. The primary spiritual disciplines advocated by Scripture are prayer and the obedient study of God’s Word.”
― Andreas J. Kostenberger, Excellence: The Character of God and the Pursuit of Scholarly Virtue