To be cheerful when others are in despair, to keep the faith when others falter, to be true even when we feel forsaken—all of these are deeply desired outcomes during the deliberate, divine tutorials which God gives to us—because He loves us. These learning experiences must not be misread as divine indifference. Instead, such tutorials are a part of the divine unfolding.

God, as a loving Father, will stretch our souls at times. The soul is like a violin string: it makes music only when it is stretched. . . . God will tutor us by trying us because He loves us, not because of indifference!

When our minds really catch hold of the significance of Jesus' atonement, the world's hold on us loosens.

I know sanctification comes not with any particular calling, but with genuine acts of service, often for which there is no specific calling.

Those who do too much for their children will soon find they can do nothing with their children. So many children have been so much done for they are almost done in.

Beware not to get caught up in the thick of thin things.

The more seriously we work on our own imperfections, the less we are judgemental of the imperfections of others.