Often, in the midst of great problems, we stop short of the real blessing God has for us, which is a fresh vision of who He is.

Don't concentrate on what you lack, concentrate on what you have. Then give all of it to Jesus for His use.

It's sobering to contemplate how much time, effort, sacrifice, compromise, and attention we give to acquiring and increasing our supply of something that is totally insignificant in eternity.

Faith is like a tender plant, rooted in Christ alone, watered by the Spirit and the Word, strengthened by the winds of adversity and the sunshine of blessing.

Our ultimate aim in life is not to be healthy, wealthy, prosperous, or problem free. Our ultimate aim in life is to bring glory to God.

There is nothing at all that God won't forgive

If God can bring blessing from the broken body of Jesus and glory from something that's obscene as the cross, He can bring blessing from my problems and my pain and my unanswered prayer.

The first secret to loving others is to immerse yourself in a love relationship with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit - and abide there.

When your spirit is heavy, when your heart is broken, when your burdens seem unbearable - trust Him. Look to Him.

God can change our circumstances, but sometimes He waits for us to show real desire for change as well as our faith in Him.

You can look forward with hope, because one day there will be no more separation, no more scars, and no more suffering in My Fathers House. It's the home of your dreams!

Agesilaus the Spartan king was once invited to hear a mimic imitate the nightingale but declined with the comment that he had heard the nightingale itself.

When the past has taught us that we have more within us than we have ever used our prayer is a cry to the divine to come to us and fill us with its power.

Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me.

I want to have a career that evolves as I go on.

The climate stubbornly refuses to co-operate with computer models and the writers of alarmist popular articles and books.

Writing for me is cutting out the fat and getting to the meaning.

In football you sometimes have beauty and cruelty together.

Everybody needs some inspiration, Everybody needs some motivation, mix it up with some imagination, and use your natural gifts.

It's only when all the dust is completely gone from the mirror, and there is only mirror, no dust, that we're really enlightened. So that's a lot of work.

Work alone qualifies us for life.