My Quote Book

I have been trying to decide what to post as “lite” posts. I finally pulled out my trusty quote book. No, it’s not a book that you buy at the local Christian bookstore full of inspirational quotes by Billy Graham, it’s a big beautiful, somewhat-blank book in which I write my favorite quotes. And not quotes of me saying things, because that would just be wacky. ;) No, I take quotes from here, from there, songs, verses, poems, anything that inspires, convicts, or encourages my heart. My beautiful “little sis” (who is not so little anymore) gave this quote to me right after I moved away. It helped me so much at the time, and it continues to be a big encouragement today!

“Our Father knows what’s best for us,
So why should we complain.
We always want the sunshine
But He knows there must be rain.
We love the sound of laughter and
the merriment of cheer,
But our hearts would loose their tenderness,
If we never shed a tear.
For our Father loves His children,
and to Him all things are plain
So He never sends us pleasures
when the soul’s deep need is pain.
So whenever we are troubled
And when everything goes wrong,
It is just God working in us
To make our spirit strong.”

~ Helen Steiner Rice ~