Afflictions are light when compared with what we really deserve. They are light when compared with the sufferings of the Lord Jesus. But perhaps their real lightness is best seen by comparing them with the weight of glory which is awaiting us.

Taking up my cross means a life voluntarily surrendered to God.

The great mistake made by most of the Lord’s people is in hoping to discover in themselves that which is to be found in Christ alone.

Most Christians expect little from God, ask little, and therefore receive little and are content with little.

Sin is more than an act or a series of acts; it is a man's make-up.

Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude - an attitude of dependency, dependency upon God.

Nothing is too great and nothing is too small to commit into the hands of the Lord.