Christ wants not nibblers of the possible, but grabbers of the impossible, by faith in the omnipotence, fidelity, and wisdom of the Almighty Saviour Who gave the command. Is there a wall in our path? By our God we will leap over it! Are there lions and scorpions in our way? We will trample them under our feet! Does a mountain bar our progress? Saying, 'Be thou cast into the sea,' we will march on. Soldiers of Jesus! Never surrender!
Interpretation
The quote encourages believers to pursue the seemingly impossible through faith in God.
Charles Studd's quote speaks to the importance of having unwavering faith in God's power and wisdom, urging followers to take bold actions rather than settling for the easy or probable. It inspires individuals to overcome obstacles with confidence, emphasizing that through faith, they can conquer challenges that may appear insurmountable, likening them to soldiers who resolutely move forward without surrendering.
In practice
This quote can be used as a rallying cry for a religious group during a motivational seminar.
I cannot tell you what joy it gave me to bring the first soul to the Lord Jesus Christ. I have tasted almost all the pleasures that this world can give. I do not suppose there is one that I have not experienced, but I can tell you that those pleasures were as nothing compared to the joy that the saving of that one soul gave me.
Some wish to live within the sound of a chapel bell, I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of Hell.
...I do not say, Don't play games or cricket and so forth. By all means play and enjoy them, giving thanks to Jesus for them. Only take care that games do not become an idol to you as they did to me. What good will it do to anybody in the next world to have been the best player that ever has been? And then think of the difference between that and winning souls for Jesus.
I realized that my life was to be one of simple, childlike faith, and that my part was to trust, not to do. I was to trust in Him and He would work in me to do His good pleasure. From that time my life was different.
Real Christians revel in desperate ventures for Christ, expecting from God great things and attempting the same with exhilaration.
If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.
I am not designed to come second or third. I am designed to win.
I do not want to know what you will hope for. I want to know what you will work for. I do not want your sympathy for the needs of humanity. I want your muscle. As the wagon driver said when they came to a long, hard hill: ‘Them that’s going on with us, get out and push. Them that ain’t, get out of the way’.
Use your faults, use your defects; then you're going to be a star.
It isn't enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box.
It's like a muscle - if you stop going to the gym or stop running, you get weak. The military teaches you these great values, but we don't keep up the discipline on our own, and we lose it. So wherever you go, keep that discipline up.
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