Jesus Christ can afford to be misunderstood; we cannot. Our weakness lies in always wanting to vindicate ourselves.

If through a broken heart God can bring His purposes to pass in the world, then thank Him for breaking your heart.

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

Certainty is the mark of the commonsense life-gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life.

Eternal life is not a gift from God; eternal life is the gift OF GOD.

We pray pious blether, our will is not in it, and then we say God does not answer; we never asked Him for anything. Asking means that our wills are in what we ask.

Prayer is not a preparation for work, it IS work. Prayer is not a preparation for the battle, it IS the battle. Prayer is two-fold: definite asking and definite waiting to receive.