The thought of the future life with its prerogatives and joys helps to make the trials of the present seem light and transient.

I have many friends that don't claim to be followers of Christ. As far as day-to-day friendship and being together at various functions, I don't think that there should be any difference at all.

The Bible is to your soul what bread is to your body. You need it daily. One good meal does not suffice for a lifetime.

I don't have many sad days.

Learn to keep close to Jesus, to listen to His voice, and follow Him.

Living for Christ is a day-to-day going on with Him. It is a continuous dependence upon the Spirit of God. It is believing in His faithfulness.

A spirit of thankfulness is one of the most distinctive marks of a Christian whose heart is attuned to the Lord. Thank God in the midst of trials and every persecution.