” I am full of hope that when God delays in fulfilling our little thoughts, it is to have Himself room to work out His great ones.” – I. Lilias Trotter, 1903
“It has been much with us of late, that it is only beyond what is humanly reasonable and possible that we see the Glory of God.” – I. Lilias Trotter, 1905
“We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8:28
“Great people have the nature of children, and so they have no egoism. All their strength is of God, belonging to and coming from Him and not of themselves.” – Ida Gatling Pentecost
“Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence but much more now in my absence, work on your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” – Philippians 2:12-13
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One Pursuit 
George MacDonald (1824-1905):
“That man is perfect in faith who can come to God in the utter dearth of his feelings and desires, without a glow or an aspiration, with the weight of low thoughts, failures, neglects, and wandering forgetfulness, and say to Him, “Thou are my refuge.”
God Is Our Refuge
Psalm 62:5-8 AMP
5 For God alone my soul waits in silence and quietly submits to Him,
For my hope is from Him.
6 He only is my rock and my salvation;
My fortress and my defense, I will not be shaken or discouraged.
7 On God my salvation and my glory rest;
He is my rock of [unyielding] strength, my refuge is in God.
8 Trust [confidently] in Him at all times, O people;
Pour out your heart before Him.
God is a refuge for us. Selah.
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