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.

Drudgery is one of the finest touchstones of character there is. Drudgery is work that is very far removed from anything to do with the ideal - the utterly mean grubby things; and when we come in contact with them we know instantly whether or not we are spiritually real.

To wait is not to sit with folded hands, but to learn to do what we are told.

Prayer is the answer to every problem there is.

If you are going to be used by God, He will take you through a number of experiences that are not meant for you personally at all. They are designed to make you useful in His hands, and to enable you to understand what takes place in the lives of others.

Our circumstances are the means God uses to exhibit just how wonderfully perfect and extraordinarily pure His Son is.

Every man is made to reach out beyond his grasp.