Spiritual strongholds begin with a thought. One thought becomes a consideration. A consideration develops into an attitude, which leads then to action. Action repeated becomes a habit, and a habit establishes a "power base for the enemy," that is, a stronghold.

What God gives in answer to our prayers will always be the thing we most urgently need, and it will always be sufficient.

The world is full of noise. Might we not set ourselves to learn silence, stillness solitude?

Unless a man is prepared to ask a woman to be his wife, what right has he to claim her exclusive attention? Unless she has been asked to marry him, why would a sensible woman promise any man her exclusive attention? If, when the time has come for a commitment, he is not man enough to ask her to marry him, she should give him no reason to presume that she belongs to him.

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

Stand true to your calling to be a man. Real women will always be relieved and grateful when men are willing to be men

To love God is to love His will. It is to wait quietly for life to be measured by One who knows us through and through. It is to be content with His timing and His wise appointment.