My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.

When pain and suffering strike, our faith is well founded if it is standing on the promises of God. For all of God's promises have strong confirmation in Christ.

How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.

Without knowledge of self there is no knowledge of God.

I don't need to compromise my principles, because they don't have the slightest bearing on what happens to me anyway.

We must not think that [God] takes no notice of us, when He does not answer our wishes: for He has a right to distinguish what we actually need.

All whom the Lord has chosen and received into the society of his saints ought to prepare themselves for a life that is hard, difficult, laborious and full of countless griefs.