Maturity involves two elements: 1) immediate obedience in specific situations and 2) long-range character growth.
Larry CrabbI hear Jesus telling us to stop negotiating with Him, to stop offering something we think we have in exchange for His blessings.
Larry CrabbThe goal of our sanctification is that we place Christ on display in the way we love others.
Larry CrabbGod is always working to make His children aware of a dream that remains alive beneath the rubble of every shattered dream, a new dream that when realized will release a new song, sung with tears, till God wipes them away and we sing with nothing but joy in our hearts.
Larry Crabb