If you look to others you will be distracted; if you look to yourselves you will be discouraged; but if you look to Christ you’ll be delighted.
God doesn’t bless us just to make us happy; He blesses us to make us a blessing.
When it seems as if God is far away, remind yourself that He is near. Nearness is not a matter of geography. God is everywhere. Nearness is likeness. The more we become like the Lord, the nearer He is to us.
Most Christians are being crucified on a cross between two thieves: Yesterday’s regret and tomorrow’s worries.
He knows when we go into the storm, He watches over us in the storm, and He can bring us out of the storm when His purposes have been fulfilled.
In our universe there is God and there are people and things. We were made so that we should worship God, love people and use things. However if we worship ourselves, we will ignore God, start loving things and begin to use people.
The school of suffering never graduates any students, so ask God to teach to you the lessons He wants you to learn.
Some of your greatest blessings come with patience.
God doesn’t always change the circumstances, but He can change us to meet the circumstances. That’s what it means to live by faith.
The greatest judgment God can send on His people is letting them have their own way.
The way we behave toward people indicates what we really believe about God.
Worship is the believer’s response of all that they are – mind, emotions, will, body – to what God is and says and does.
What the majority calls “blessing” may actually be a judgment from God.
Ministry takes place when divine resources meet human needs through loving channels to the glory of God.
It is futile for us to try to serve God without the power of the Holy Spirit. Talent, training, and experience cannot take the place of the power of the Spirit.
Heaven is more than a destination; it is a motivation. Knowing that we shall dwell in the heavenly city ought to make a difference in our lives here and now.
We have little control over the circumstances of life. We can’t control the weather or the economy, and we can’t control what other people say about or do to us. There is only one area where we have control – we can rule the kingdom inside. The heart of every problem is the problem in the heart.
Nothing paralyzes our lives like the attitude that things can never change. We need to remind ourselves that God can change things. Outlook determines outcome. If we see only the problems, we will be defeated; but if we see the possibilities in the problems, we can have victory.
The secret of a happy life is to delight in duty. When duty becomes delight, then burdens become blessings.
Life’s trials are not easy. But in God’s will, each has a purpose. Often He uses them to enlarge you.