Faith receives, day by day, what a loving Heavenly Father apportions.

Ordinary work, which is what most of us do, most of the time, is ordained by God every bit as much as is the extraordinary.

You will never understand why God does what He does, but if you believe Him, that is all that is necessary. Let us learn to trust Him for who He is.

Praise and glory to God for whom nothing is too hard

We must quit bending the Word to suit our situation. It is we who must be bent to that Word, our necks that must bow under the yoke.

We want to avoid suffering, death, sin, ashes. But we live in a world crushed and broken and torn, a world God Himself visited to redeem. We receive his poured-out life, and being allowed the high privilege of suffering with Him, may then pour ourselves out for others.

Do you often feel like parched ground, unable to produce anything worthwhile? I do. When I am in need of refreshment, it isn't easy to think of the needs of others. But I have found that if, instead of praying for my own comfort and satisfaction, I ask the Lord to enable me to give to others, an amazing thing often happens - I find my own needs wonderfully met. Refreshment comes in ways I would never have thought of, both for others, and then, incidentally, for myself.