We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defense.

Faith is unutterable trust in God, trust which never dreams that He will not stand by us.

The Bible is not a book that you can open and say, 'Now, Lord, put some magic into my soul that will open up the meaning of this book.' There is only one way really to understand the Word, and that is through wrestling with the circumstances and happenings of life.

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.

The strain of life is what builds our strength. If there is no strain, there will be no strength.

It is much easier to do something than to trust in God. That is why there are so few fellow workers with God and so many workers for Him. We would far rather work for God than believe in Him.

The central point of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ is a personal relationship with Him, not public usefulness to others.