I learned that true forgiveness includes total self-acceptance. And out of acceptance wounds are healed and happiness is possible again.

Often God has to shut a door in our face, so that He can subsequently open the door through which He wants us to go.

I believe the old cliché, 'God helps those who help themselves,' is not only misleading but often dead wrong. My most spectacular answers to prayers have come when I was so helpless, so out of control as to be able to do nothing at all for myself.

God's way of dealing with us is to throw us into situations over our depth, then supply us with the necessary ability to swim.

I learned that true forgiveness includes total acceptance.

The only time I ever find my dealings with God less than clear-cut is when I'm not being honest with Him. The fuzziness is always on my side, not His.

Once we recognize our need for Jesus, then the building of our faith begins. It is a daily, moment-by-moment life of absolute dependence upon Him for everything