Circumstances may appear to wreck our lives and God's plans, but God is not helpless among the ruins. God's love is still working. He comes in and takes the calamity and uses it victoriously, working out His wonderful plan of love.

In the dust of defeat as well as the laurels of victory there is a glory to be found if one has done his best.

Circumstances may appear to wreck our lives and God’s plans, but God is not helpless among the ruins.

The secret of my success over the 400m is that I run the first 200m as fast as I can. Then, for the second 200m, with God's help I run faster.

If you commit yourself to the love of Christ, then that is how you run a straight race.

Christ for the world, for the world needs Christ!

I have no formula for winning the race. Everyone runs in her own way, or his own way. And where does the power come from, to see the race to its end? From within. Jesus said, 'Behold, the Kingdom of God is within you. If with all your hearts, you truly seek me, you shall ever surely find me.' If you commit yourself to the love of Christ, then that is how you run a straight race.