Thoughts about myself hinder my usefulness to God.

A man ceases to be an honest doubter the moment he refuses one way of getting at the truth because he does not like that way.

But God is the God of our yesterdays, and He allows the memory of them to turn the past into a ministry of spiritual growth for our future. God reminds us of the past to protect us from a very shallow security in the present.

The lasting value of our public service for God is measured by the depth of the intimacy of our private times of fellowship and oneness with Him.

The goal of faithfulness is not that we will do work for God, but that He will be free to do His work through us. God calls us to His service and places tremendous responsibilitie s on us. He expects no complaining on our part and offers no explanation on His part. God wants to use us as He used His own Son.

For understanding in spiritual matters, the golden rule is not intellect but obedience.

We trample the blood of the Son of God underfoot if we think we are forgiven because we are sorry for our sins.