Never be diplomatic and careful about the treasure God gives. This is poverty triumphant.

Tell God you are ready to be offered, and God will prove Himself to be all you ever dreamed He would be.

Never say you will pray about a thing; pray about it.

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.

I must learn that the purpose of my life belongs to God, not me. God is using me from His great personal perspective, and all He asks of me is that I trust Him. ... When I stop telling God what I want, He can freely work His will in me without any hindrance. ... Self-pity is of the devil, and if I wallow in it I cannot be used by God for His purpose in the world.

Is He going to help Himself to your life, or are you taken up with your conception of what you are going to do? God is responsible for our lives, and the one great keynote is reckless reliance upon Him.

Do not expect God always to give you His thrilling minutes, but learn to live in the domain of drudgery by the power of God.