The secret to responsible trust is acceptance. Acceptance is taking from God's hand absolutely anything He gives, looking into His face in trust and thanksgiving, knowing that the confinement of the hedge we're in is good and for His glory. Even though what we're enduring may be painful, it's good simply because God Himself has allowed it.

What sets Christian spiritual activity apart from all other religions is that they have knowledge of Christ as their goal; not moral perfection (although you will become more moral), not tranquility (although your life will be remarkably more peaceful). And because of the grace you have in Christ, the disciplines will do nothing to make you more accepted by the Father. You cannot be more accepted than you already are in Christ, since He has already done it all for you!

Vision encompasses vast vistas outside the realm of the predictable, the safe, the expected.

It's not enough merely to believe there is a God. You must believe in the God who is there.

Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence [in God] - even in the midst of trial.

One essential ingredient for being an original in the day of copies is courageous vision.

God often does His best work in us when He catches us by surprise and introduces a change that is completely against our own desire.