The essence of surrender is getting out of God's way so that He can do in us what He also wants to do through us.

It is dangerous to be so busy that you have no time to wait on God.

The essence of idolatry is the entertainment of thoughts about God that are unworthy of Him.

Teach us, O God, that nothing is necessary to Thee. Were anything necessary to Thee that thing would be the measure of Thine imperfection: and how could we worship one who is imperfect? If nothing is necessary to Thee, then no one is necessary, and if no one, then not we. Thou dost seek us though Thou does not need us. We seek Thee because we need Thee, for in Thee we live and move and have our being. Amen.

Our pursuit of God is successful just because He is forever seeking to manifest Himself to us.

Everything God does has purpose and intention behind that design. It is a master design, and every little thing has its proper place and function.

A true and safe leader is likely to be one who has no desire to lead, but is forced into a position by the inward pressure of the Holy Spirit and the press of [circumstances]... The man who is ambitious to lead is disqualified as a leader. The true leader will have no desire to lord it over God's heritage, but will be humble, gentle, self-sacrificing and altogether ready to follow when the Spirit chooses another to lead.