We should always choose our books as God chooses our friends, just a bit beyond us, so that we have to do our level best to keep up with them.

The height of the mountaintop is measured by the drab drudgery of the valley.

When the darkness of dismay comes, endure until it is over, because out of it will come that following of Jesus which is an unspeakable joy.

It is possible to know all about doctrine and yet not know Jesus. The soul is in danger when knowledge of doctrine outsteps intimate touch with Jesus. ....Have I a personal history with Jesus Christ? The one sign of discipleship is intimate connection with Him, a knowledge of Jesus Christ nothing can shake.

And it is not repentance that saves me — repentance is only the sign that I realize what God has done through Christ Jesus.

Naturally, we are inclined to be so mathematical and calculating that we look upon uncertainty as a bad thing...Certainty is the mark of the common-sense life. To be certain of God means that we are uncertain in all our ways, we do not know what a day may bring forth. This is generally said with a sigh of sadness; it should rather be an expression of breathless expectation.

A life of intimacy with God is characterized by joy.