Spiritual maturity is not reached by the passing of the years, but by obedience to the will of God.

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

We think of prayer as a preparation for work, or a calm after having done work, whereas prayer is the essential work.

The most important aspect of Christianity is not the work we do, but the relationship we maintain and the surrounding influence and qualities produced by that relationship. That is all God asks us to give our attention to, and it is the one thing that is continually under attack.

God never estimates what we give from impulse. We are given credit for what we determine in our hearts to give; for the giving that is governed by a fixed determination. The Spirit of God revolutionises our philanthropic instincts. Much of our philanthropy is simply the impulse to save ourselves an uncomfortable feeling. The Spirit of God alters all that. As saints our attitude towards giving is that we give for Jesus Christ's sake, and from no other motive.

By the supernatural miracle of God's grace I stand justified, not because I am sorry for my sin, not because I have repented, but because of what Jesus has done.

The more you fulfill yourself, the less you will seek God.