Candles in the Dark Quotes

“A cup brimful of sweetness cannot spill even one drop of bitter water, no matter how suddenly jarred.”
― Amy Carmichael, Candles in the Dark

“All along, let us remember we are not asked to understand, but simply to obey...”
― Amy Carmichael, Candles in the Dark

“You will live to share your joy in Him. Nothing else will count for much.”
― Amy Carmichael, Candles in the Dark

“You will find that nothing is too small for His regard. He will say things to you that you could not repeat-they would sound too small, too intimate-but they will be the joy and rejoicing of your heart.”
― Amy Carmichael, Candles in the Dark

“It doesn't matter much what happens to us. The one thing that matters is how we meet what happens. Limitations, frustrations-they can't cast the smallest handful of dust on the glory of God. So let us be of good courage. He is leading us through and on, and as for God, His way is perfect.”
― Amy Carmichael, Candles in the Dark

“So we won't mind if our feet are bound, for it is Love that binds them. His were bound on the cross.”
― Amy Carmichael, Candles in the Dark

“So we won't mind if our feet our bound, for it is Love that binds them. His were bound on the cross.”
― Amy Carmichael, Candles in the Dark

“Think of yourself as belonging first to your Lord and then to all, Servant of all. In serving any one of the 'all' you are serving Him who is your Lord. Life is never lonely or empty if we keep Him where He must be, in the first place.”
― Amy Carmichael, Candles in the Dark

“If you do everything, whether great or small, for the sake of your Saviour and Lord, then you will be ready for whatever work He has chosen for you to do later.”
― Amy Carmichael, Candles in the Dark

“Which is harder, to do or to endure? I think to endure is much the harder, and our Father loves us too much to let us pass through life without learning to endure. So I want you to welcome the little difficult things, the tiny prick and ruffles that are sure to come almost every day. They give you a chance to say 'No' to yourself and by doing so you will become strong not only to do but also to endure.”
― Amy Carmichael, Candles in the Dark

“It is great to be faced with the impossible, for nothing is impossible if one is meant to do it. Wisdom will be given, and strength. When the Lord leads he always strengthens.”
― Amy Carmichael, Candles in the Dark

“If you refuse to be hurried and pressed, if you stay your soul on God, nothing can keep you from that clearness of spirit which is life and peace. In that stillness you will know what His will is. Strength and calm will come to do it. You will go on with Him, and you will prove Him in new ways and grow in strength and joy.”
― Amy Carmichael, Candles in the Dark

“The best training is to learn to accept everything as it comes, as from Him whom our soul loves.”
― Amy Carmichael, Candles in the Dark