Grapes become wine only when they have been squeezed.

One great effect of prayer is that it enables the soul to command the body. By obedience I make my body submissive to my soul, but prayer puts my soul in command of my body.

Beware of any work for God that causes or allows you to avoid concentrating on Him. A great number of Christian workers worship their work. The only concern of Christian workers should be their concentration on God.

Spiritual lust--'I must have it at once'--causes me to demand an answer from God, instead of seeking God himself who gives the answer. Is today 'the third day' and He has still not done what I expected? Whenever we insist that God should give us an answer to prayer we are off track. The purpose of prayer is that we get a hold of God, not of the answer.

Get into the habit of dealing with God about everything.

Some prayers are followed by silence because they are wrong, others because they are bigger than we can understand.

Never become attached to anything that continues to hurt God. For you to be free of it, God must be allowed to hurt whatever it may be.