Genuine faith comes forth from the iron smelter of affliction.

Though the fire and water tried to overtake me, I have come out to a place of great abundance and God has given me hope again.

Prayer without faith is as futile as a body without breathe.

Out of the fires of refinement, come the praise of His magnificence, the brilliance of His glory, and the honor of His precious Son, Jesus Christ.

God sees Himself in the eyes of the refined soul.

God is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. He is intricately involved in our lives and for that alone, we should be thankful.

The fires of refinement will shine the light of Christ into the dark places of our hearts, burn off the chaff, and restore us to a state of greater purity.

This life is a journey and it is one that can be snatched right out of our hands. Therefore it is wise to know where you are going when you leave this life behind.

Abiding does not mean sitting idly by. It means resting in the work, resting in the moment, resting in the truth, resting in the confidence that God is your provision.

Discipline is the result of an action, while refinement is a preparation of your calling.

Let God direct your Today, He knows what is coming in your Tomorrow.

[about a hat] You can put it on and say, "Hey you, person without a hat! I've got something you don't! How did I get it? Probably by being worth more to society.

Painted into a corner, caught in a cul-de-sac, out on that final last-chance limb, life scrabbles around, searching for a new way out.

Being alone is not the same as being on your own.

I believe that, by and large, people are good and everybody you meet is more likely to surprise you in a positive way than in a negative way.

It's people's worst fantasy to see their partner kissing someone else, even though it's a job and it's not real.

[Ed Miliband]'s elevated personal abuse into a sort of strategy

Political life at Washington is like political life in a suburban vestry.

One is not conceived a lady, one turns into one.

I suppose I could try to be some avant-garde artist if I wanted to, but that doesn't interest me as much.

All is procession; the universe is a procession with measured and beautiful motion.