To know that nothing happens in God's world apart from God's will may frighten the godless, but it stabilizes the saints.
J. I. PackerOne of the many divine qualities of the Bible is that it does not yield its secrets to the irreverent and the censorious.
J. I. PackerIf you are walking backward, away from something you think is a mistake, you may be right in supposing it is a mistake, but for you to be walking backward is never right. You know what happens to people who walk backward.... We are meant to walk forward, not backward, and reaction is always a matter of walking backward.
J. I. PackerReal spiritual growth is always growth downward, so to speak, into profounder humility, which in healthy souls will become more and more apparent as they age.
J. I. Packer