Charles L. Allen
Charles L. Allen
Charles Livingstone Allenwas an American ordained Methodist minister most notable for his work as a Pastor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
CountryUnited States of America
people measure-of-success
Some people's measure of success is how much they can grab hold of and hold on to.
running facts six
We have now well established the fact in our own nation that one can do more work in six days, even in five, than in seven. A run-down person is an unproductive person.
men earth given
Actually no person owns anything. All belongs to God, but while man is on earth he has the God-given right of possession.
thinking determine persons
What a person thinks about determines what he is.
soul needs forget
I can become so interested in what I have that I forget the needs of my soul.
heart giving joy
Contentment gives peace and joy in our minds and hearts, which is the reward of living God's way.
purpose miserable persons
Miserable are the persons who do not have something beyond themselves to search for.
prayer purpose firsts
The first purpose of prayer is to know God.
love winning self
The hardest people to reach with the love of God are not the bad people. They know they are bad. They have no defense. The hardest ones to win for God are the self-righteous people.
sacrifice want what-you-want
When you decide clearly and definitely what you want, then no sacrifice is too great as you put all of your powers into astounding results.
god things-in-life medicine
It seems to be a general belief that the will of God is to make things distasteful for us, like taking bad-tasting medicine when we are sick, or going to the dentist. Somebody needs to tell us that the sunrise is also God's will. There is the time of harvest, the harvest which will provide food and clothes for us, without which life could not be sustained on earth. God ordered the seasons-they are his will. In fact, the good things in life far outweigh the bad. There are more sunrises than cyclones.
letting-go laughing one-day
Never let go of hope. One day you will see that it all has finally come together. What you have always wished for has finally come to be. You will look back and laugh at what has passed and you will ask yourself... 'How did I get through all of that?
unless work
Remember that you are needed. There is at least one important work to be done that will not be done unless you do it.
vision
Why should you be content with so little? Why shouldn't you reach out for something big?