I am convinced that wise planning is good. But plans, like material possessions, must always be held loosely. Yes - always! Plan wisely, but be ready for God to rearrange things and take you along paths that may feel dangerous to you. Don't sweat it; He knows what He's doing. And He isn't obligated to inform you ... or request permission to upset your neat little agenda!

When you pray, pray so that you may know Him. When you seek to simplify, do it as a means of knowing Him more. When you surrender, or behave with humility or sacrifice, do it with the sole purpose in mind to know Him.

Faith is like lighting the torch that passes from one person to the next. You can't light the torch of another if yours isn't burning.

When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.

One of the problems with worry is that it keeps you from enjoying what you have.

The longer I live the more I believe that the greatest enemy of a victorious Christian life is passivity.

A "godly" person is one who ceases to be self-centered in order to become God-centered.