I had to be healed of my desire to be healed.

Faith isn't the ability to believe long and far into the misty future. It's simply taking God at His Word and taking the next step.

Nothing is a surprise to God; nothing is a setback to His plans; nothing can thwart His purposes; and nothing is beyond His control.

Heartache forces us to embrace God out of desparate, urgent need. God is never closer than when your heart is aching.

I want to stay in the habit of 'glancing' at my problems and 'gazing' at my Lord.

The weaker we feel, the harder we lean on God. And the harder we lean the stronger we grow.

Sometimes God allows what he hates to accomplish what he loves.

I'd rather be in this wheelchair knowing God than on my feet without him.

God doesn't just give us grace; He gives us Jesus, the Lord of grace.

He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace.

Each one of us is God's special work of art. Through us, He teaches and inspires, delights and encourages, informs and uplifts all those who view our lives.

Love life comes last in my life. I put real life first.

I am hopeful, though not full of hope, and the only reason I don't believe in happy endings is because I don't believe in endings.

Every lake belongs to the quietness desired by the swans.

My prayer for you:Know the Lord in greater depth.Abide in the presence of God.Live under the shelter of most High, God.Remain under the shadow of God’s grace in Jesus Name.Amen.

As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. I am afraid that's how it works in a democracy.

we are not here just because we have nowhere else; we need nowhere else, because we have the Institute, and those who are in it are our family.

Most people like praise . . . When it is really deserved, most people expand under it into richer and better selves.

What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you.

Two hands. One to destroy, the other to save. Which had he lost?

Now, nothing can be brought from potentiality to actual existence except through something actually existing