Freedom begins way back. It begins not with doing what you want but with doing what you ought - that is, with discipline.

The cross means suffering. Suffering's meaning is to be learned through the cross.

The woman who accepts the limitations of womanhood finds in those very limitations her gifts, her special calling which bears her up into perfect freedom, into the will of God.

God has promised to supply all our needs. What we don't have now, we don't need now.

Where does your security lie? Is God your refuge, your hiding place, your stronghold, your shepherd, your counselor, your friend, your redeemer, your saviour, your guide? If He is, you don't need to search any further for security.

When the time comes to die, make sure that all you have to do is die!" ~Jim Elliot

Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering.... The love of God did not protect His own Son.... He will not necessarily protect us - not from anything it takes to make us like His Son. A lot of hammering and chiseling and purifying by fire will have to go into the process.