How important is the heart! It is there that character is formed. It alone holds the secrets of true success. It's treasures are priceless - but they can be stolen.

God has called His creation to find satisfaction in a personal relationship with Him, and stop trying to manage the world by conforming it to our expectations, and to allow Him to govern His creation. He continues to say through an ancient Hebrew worship song, "Be still and know that I am God!

We must cease striving and trust God to provide what He thinks is best and in whatever time He chooses to make it available. But this kind of trusting doesn't come naturally. It's a spiritual crisis of the will in which we must choose to exercise faith.

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

If I had my life to live over, I'd have spent more hours in worship.

What is God looking for? He is looking for men and women whose hearts are completely His - completely.

Real integrity stays in place whether the test in adversity or prosperity.