15 Quotes by Lettie Cowman

Sorrow is God's plowshare that turns up and subsoils the depths of the soul, that it may yield richer harvests. If we had never fallen, or were in a glorified state, then the strong torrents of Divine joy would be the normal force to open up all our souls' capacities; but in a fallen world, sorrow, with despair taken out of it, is the chosen power to reveal ourselves to ourselves. Hence it is sorrow that makes us think deeply, long, and soberly.

Strong minds suffer without complaining; weak minds complain without suffering.

In times of uncertainty, wait. Always, if you have any doubt, wait. Do not force yourself to any action. If you have a restraint in your spirit, wait until all is clear, and do not go against it.

Do not limit the limitless God! With Him, face the future unafraid because you are never alone.

Never yield to gloomy anticipation. Place your hope and confidence in God. He has no record of failure.

It is such a comfort to drop the tangles of life into God’s hands and leave them there.

The man who forms the habit of beginning without finishing has simply formed the habit of failure.

I always thought a yard was three feet, then I started mowing the lawn.

When God wants to make a man, he puts him into some storm.