When you're full of yourself, God can't fill you. But when you empty yourself, God has a useful vessel.

Unhappiness on earth cultivates a hunger for heaven. By gracing us with a deep dissatisfaction, God holds our attention.

When all of earth turns against you, all of heaven turns toward you.

The worst part of all is that, without forgiveness, bitterness is all that is left

Tragically, some people believe they are going to heaven when they die just because a few drops of water were sprinkled over their heads a few weeks after their birth. They have no personal faith, have never made a personal decision, and are banking on a hollow ceremony to save them. How absurd.

God's goal is not to get what you want; it is to get you what you need.

Do you believe that God is near? He wants you to. He wants you to know that He is in the midst of your world. Wherever you are as you read these words, He is present.