If gratitude is not rooted in the beauty of God before the gift, it is probably disguised idolatry. May God grant us a heart to delight in him for who he is so that all our gratitude for his gifts will be the echo of our joy in the excellency of the Giver!

I will not waste my life! I will finish my course and finish it well. I will display the Gospel of the grace of God in all I do. I will run my race to the end.” - Paul

The key to praying with power is to become the kind of persons who do not use God for our ends but are utterly devoted to being used for His ends.

Only the #‎ gospel can do two seemingly contradictory things: destroy pride and increase courage.

Blind people don't decide to see. Jesus says, 'See!' and they see.

You can't praise what you don't prize.

The main reason God has given us minds is that we might seek out and find all the reasons that exist for treasuring him in all things and above all things.