When you come to Christ, you have to give up all the other gods.

There are people that say they will do better but they never do better. They have no power in them to do better until they come to Christ.

Many people have just enough natural religion to make them immune to the real thing.

Be careful before leaving someone in a sorrowing situation. Say a word of prayer with them and share even a brief word of encouragement from the Scriptures.

Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.

Suffering in life can uncover untold depths of character and unknown strength for service. People who go through life unscathed by sorrow and untouched by pain tend to be shallow in their perspectives on life. Suffering, on the other hand, tends to plow up the surface of our lives to uncover the depths that provide greater strength of purpose and accomplishment. Only deeply plowed earth can yield bountiful harvests.

We cannot truly face life until we face the fact that it will be taken away from us.