God never hurries. There are no deadlines against which he must work. Only to know this is to quiet our spirits and relax our nerves.
It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.
Rules for Self Discovery: 1. What we want most; 2. What we think about most; 3. How we use our money; 4. What we do with our leisure time; 5. The company we enjoy; 6. Who and what we admire; 7. What we laugh at.
The reason why many are still troubled, still seeking, still making little forward progress is because they haven’t yet come to the end of themselves. We’re still trying to give orders, and interfering with God’s work within us.
I can safely say, on the authority of all that is revealed in the Word of God, that any man or woman on this earth who is bored and turned off by worship is not ready for heaven.
One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organization do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team.
Refuse to be average. Let your heart soar as high as it will.
Any faith that must be supported by the evidence of the senses is not real faith.
Faith is the gaze of a soul upon a saving God.
Jesus calls us to his rest, and meekness is His method. The meek man cares not at all who is greater than he, for he has long ago decided that the esteem of the world is not worth the effort.
An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others.
True faith rests upon the character of God and asks no further proof than the moral perfections of the One who cannot lie.
The man who would truly know God must give time to Him.
We can afford to follow Him to failure. Faith dares to fail. The resurrection and the judgment will demonstrate before all worlds who won and who lost. We can wait.
Justice is not something God has. Justice is something that God is.