Let us never forget that what we are is more important than what we do.

Learn to move man, through God, by prayer alone

While unbelief sees the difficulties, faith sees God between itself and them.

Fruit-bearing involves cross-bearing. There are not two Christs--an easygoing one for easygoing Christians, and a suffering, toiling one for exceptional believers. There is only one Christ. Are you willing to abide in Him, and thus to bear much fruit?

The less I spent on myself and the more I gave to others, the fuller of happiness and blessing did my soul become.

Carrying the cross does mean following in Jesus' footsteps. And in His footsteps are rejection, brokenheartedness, persecution and death. There are not two Christs - an easy going one for easy going Christians, and a suffering one for exceptional believers. There is only one Christ. Are we willing to follow His lead?

In nothing do we fail more, as a Mission, than in lack of tact and politeness.