I must learn that the purpose of my life belongs to God, not me. God is using me from His great personal perspective, and all He asks of me is that I trust Him. ... When I stop telling God what I want, He can freely work His will in me without any hindrance. ... Self-pity is of the devil, and if I wallow in it I cannot be used by God for His purpose in the world.

The sympathy which is reverent with what it cannot understand is worth its weight in gold.

How many people have you made homesick for God?

We preach to men as if they were conscious they were dying sinners, they are not; they are having a good time.

Doubt is not always a sign that a man is wrong; it may be a sign that he is thinking.

The secret of the missionary is...I am His, and He is carrying out His work through me.

Have you ever sought God with your whole heart, or have you simply given Him a feeble cry after some emotionally painful experience?