The inattentive, slovenly way we drift into the presence of God is an indication that we are not bothering to think about Him. Whenever our Lord spoke of prayer, He said, "Ask." It is impossible to ask if you do not concentrate.

We have become so self-centered that we go to God only for something from Him, and not for God Himself.

Many of us have a mental conception of what a Christian should be, and the lives of the saints become a hindrance to our concentration on God.

Never make the blunder of trying to forecast the way God is going to answer your prayer.

Death is God's delightful way of giving us life.

Our Lord insists on the social aspect of our lives: He shows very distinctly that we cannot further ourselves alone.

We have all had times...when we have seen things from God's standpoint and have wanted to stay there; but God will never allow us to stay there. ...[I]t is in the valley where we live for the glory of God.