To identify with the death of Jesus Christ means that we must die to everything that was never a part of Him.

There is no need to get to a place of prayer; pray wherever you are.

Prayer is the practice of drawing on the grace of God. Don't say, "I will endure this until I can get away and pray." Pray now - draw on the grace of God in your moment of need. Prayer is the most normal and useful thing; it is not simply a reflex action of your devotion to God. We are very slow to learn to draw on God's grace through prayer.

Faith is not intelligent understanding, faith is deliberate commitment to a Person where I see no way.

Do not expect God always to give you His thrilling minutes, but learn to live in the domain of drudgery by the power of God.

I have to learn that the aim in life is God's, not mine. God is using me from His great personal standpoint, and all He asks of me is that I trust Him, and never say — Lord, this gives me such heart-ache.

The only way we can be of use to God is to let Him take us through the crooks and crannies of our own characters.