A real Christian in an odd number anyway. He feels supreme love for One whom he has never seen, talks familiarly every day to Someone he cannot see, expects to go to heaven on the virtue of Another, empties himself in order to be full, admits he is wrong so he can be declared right, goes down in order to get up, is strongest when he is weakest, richest when he is poorest, and happiest when he feels worst. He dies so he can live, forsakes in order to have, gives away so he can keep, sees the invisible, hears the inaudible, and knows that which passes knowledge.

It is astonishing, how many difficulties clear up without any effort when the inner life gets straightened out. If half the time we spend trying to fix up outward things were spent in getting our hearts right, we would be delighted with the result. Strange as it may seem, harmony within our hearts depends mostly upon our getting into harmony with God.

The superior Christian lets God strip him of everything that might serve as a false refuge, a secondary trust.

What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.

Dare to contend without being contentious. Preserve the truth without hurting people. Love and be charitable.

Refuse to be average.

We often try to put God in a box. The God who fits in our boxes isn't the God & Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.