We are vulnerable if we can be taken by a wave of emotion, invaded by an invidious impulse, roughed up by resentment, or engulfed by a surge of selfishness.
Ironically, brothers and sisters, the natural man who is so very selfish in so many ordinary ways is strangely unselfish in that he reaches for too few of the things that bring real joy. He settles for a mess of pottage instead of eternal joy.
A patient willingness to defer dividends is a hallmark of individual maturity.
Those of little faith mistake local cloud cover for general darkness. Keeping spiritually intact results in our keeping precious perspective by seeing “things as they really are.”
You must not mistake passing local cloud cover, for general darkness.
As parenting declines, the need for policing increases. There will always be a shortage of police if there is a shortage of effective parents! Likewise, there will not be enough prisons if there are not enough good homes.
A vague goal is no goal at all. The Ten Commandments wouldn’t be very impressive, for instance, if they weren’t specific, but simply were couched in a phraseology such as ’thou shalt not be a bad person.
Oh, how great the plan of our God!
The “new” in us is bound to notice the “old” that remains.
Many of those engaged in a lemming-like march to the sea are proud of their individualism.
Patience stoutly resists pulling up the daisies to see how the roots are doing!
If another person only had in his storehouse of deserved self-esteem what you had put there, what would he have to draw upon and to sustain him?
We must endure the contempt of others without reciprocating that contempt.
The dues of discipleship are high indeed, and how much we can take so often determines how much we can then give.
Our God does not indulge us, but He is merciful toward our weaknesses as He strives to tutor us.
Of all the errors one could make, God’s gospel plan is the wrong thing to be wrong about.
When great individuals move so marvelously along the straight and narrow path, it is unseemly of us to call attention to the fact that one of their shoelaces is untied as they make the journey.
If we entertain temptations, soon they begin entertaining us!
The good life is the best preparation for bad times.
Ultimate hope and daily grumpiness are not reconcilable.