God will facilitate, but He will not force.

God does not begin by asking us about our ability, but only about our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability.

The soul is like a violin string: it makes music only when it is stretched.

If, in the end, you have not chosen Jesus Christ it will not matter what you have chosen.

The more seriously we work on our own imperfections, the less we are judgemental of the imperfections of others.

We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.

No love is ever wasted. Its worth does not lie in reciprocity.

The submission of one's will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to place on God's altar. The many other things we 'give' are actually the things He has already given or loaned to us.

We should not assume; however, that just because something is unexplainable by us, it is unexplainable.

Trials and tribulations tend to squeeze the artificiality out of us, leaving the essence of what we really are and clarifying what we really yearn for.

You rock a sobbing child without wondering if today's world is passing you by, because you know you hold tomorrow tightly in your arms.

Moment by moment, in life's winter life frozeEchoing a history of blues, a milestone rose

Surrender to the unknown and trust that the universe will lead you home.

As long as there is Fear, Faith is not to be found.Believe the finished work of Christ. Rise Up to Faith!

I used to think timing was everything. I have since learned that now is the time for everything.

There is a world within - a world of thought and feeling and power; of light and beauty, and although invisible, its forces are mighty.

If you don't disturb yourself, like a broken gong does not vibrate, then you have achieved nirvana. Irritability no longer exists for you.

A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.

I wonder what it's like to live in Tinaville. I get the feeling it's very shiny there.

We must all try to empathize before we criticize. Ask someone what's wrong before telling them they are wrong.

If you're not having fun it's not worth doing.