Unless you have already put God first, for example, what you will have to do to be financially secure, impress other people, or fulfill your desires will invariably lead you against God's wishes. That is why the first of the Ten Commandments, “You shall have no gods who take priority over me,” is the first of the Ten Commandments.

There is absolutely nothing in what Jesus himself or his early followers taught that suggests you can decide just to enjoy forgiveness at Jesus' expense and have nothing more to do with him.

One does not miss heaven by a hair, but by constant effort to avoid and escape God.

The main thing God gets out of your life is not the achievements you accomplish. It's the person you become.

The first act of love is always the giving of attention.

Of course, we do the righteous deed because of our redemption, not for our redemption.

Solitude well practiced will break the power of busyness, haste, isolation, & loneliness.