Heartache forces us to embrace God out of desparate, urgent need. God is never closer than when your heart is aching.

Americans are nervous; Americans are restless; and what troubles me the most is that Americans are uncharacteristically pessimistic.

My longings are best met when, in prayer, I simply let my heart beat in time with the Lord's.

Faith means being sure of what we hope for now. It means knowing something is real, this moment, all around you, even when you don't see it.

Yes, I pray that my pain might be removed, that it might cease; but more so, I pray for the strength to bear it, the grace to benefit from it, and the devotion to offer it up to God as a sacrifice of praise.

Contentment ... has an internal quietness of heart that gladly submits to God in all circumstances.

Suffering is arguably God's choicest tool in shaping the character of Christ in us.