Thirsting desires and longings possessed my soul after perfect holiness. God was so precious to my soul that the world with all its enjoyments appeared vile. I had no more value for the favor of men than for pebbles.
- David Brainerd
More Quotes By David Brainerd
There is a God in heaven who overrules all things for the best; and this is the comfort... It is impossible for any rational creature to be happy without acting all for God. God Himself could... If you hope for happiness in the world, hope for it from God, and not from the world.
Let me forget the world and be swallowed up in the desire to glorify God.
Oh! one hour with God infinitely exceeds all the pleasures and delights of this lower world.
All my desire was the conversion of the heathen… I declare, now I am dying, I would not... Further, Take heed that you faithfully perform the business you have to do in the world, from a... We should always look upon ourselves as God’s servants, placed in God’s world, to do his work; and... Lord, let me make a difference for you that is utterly disproportionate to who I am.
Here am I, send me; send me to the ends of the earth; send me to the rough,... Give yourself to prayer, to reading and meditation on divine truths: strive to penetrate to the bottom of... It is sweet to be nothing and less than nothing that Christ may be all in all.
As long as I see anything to be done for God, life is worth having; but O how... When you cease from labour, fill up your time in reading, meditation, and prayer: and while your hands... Saw so much of the wickedness of my heart that I longed to get away from myself…I felt...
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