And when God steps in, His working is like the difference between a skyscraper and a star.

If we want the advantages of love, then we must be willing to take the risks of love. And that requires vulnerability. Of course, we can refuse this path and trod another one devoid of openness. But the toll on such a road is extremely high.

If God's people are to be living examples of one thing, that thing ought to be - it must be - compassion.

Focusing intently on Christ naturally results in a lifestyle of increasingly greater selflessness. And it has another benefit. Gazing on Christ gives us greater ability to look past life's trials and remain calm in the midst of what others would call chaos.

When it seems like that's all there is, remember all you have in Him.

The best tests of my Christian growth occur in the mainstream of life, not in the quietness of my study

...when you trust the Lord God to give you the next step, when you wait in humility upon Him, *He* will open the doors or close them, and you'll get to rest and relax until He says, 'Go.