QuoteSaying / Proverb★★★★
“You sweat too much blood for the world,” Leo Tolstoy told an enthusiastic young reformer. “Sweat some for yourself first... . If you want to make the world better, you have to be the best you can... . You cannot bring the Kingdom of God into the world until you bring it into your own heart first.”
The point
Leo Tolstoy tells a young reformer that personal transformation and inner purity must come before trying to change the world, for the Kingdom of God must first be established in one's own heart.
Scripture
Luke 17:21Matthew 6:33Romans 12:2Matthew 7:3-5
Audience
AdultsYouthSmall Group
Tone
Convicting · Inspiring · Sobering
To tell aloud
under a minute · 51 words
Subjects