Don’t long for “the good old days.” This is not wise.
Psalm 19:12
Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light.
- Matthew 6:22
No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.
- Matthew 5:15
So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help.
Then he said to me, “This is what the Lord says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.”
- Zechariah 4:6
If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that.
Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before.
- Mark 2:21
Psalm 16:8
You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
- Matthew 5:13
I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message.
I love all who love me. Those who search will surely find me.
Jeremiah 29:13
Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
The Prodigal God, Timothy Keller