The test of the life of a saint is not success, but faithfulness in human life as it actually is.

Happiness is not a sign that we are right with God; happiness is a sign of satisfaction, that is all, and the majority of us can be satisfied on too low a level.

The real test of a saint is not one's willingness to preach the gospel, but one's willingness to do something like washing the disciples' feet - that is, being willing to do those things that seem unimportant in human estimation but count as everything to God.

Our yesterdays present irreparable things to us; it is true that we have lost opportunities which will never return, but God can transform this destructive anxiety into a constructive thoughtfulness for the future. Let the past sleep, but let it sleep on the bosom of Christ. Leave the Irreparable Past in His hands, and step out into the Irresistible Future with Him.

Our ordinary abilities will never worship God unless they are transformed by the indwelling Son of God.

Keep your life so constantly in touch with God that His surprising power can break through at any point.

Trust completely in God, and when He brings you to a new opportunity of adventure, offering it to you, see that you take it.