We are not sent to do battle for God, but to be used by God in His battles.

Not every man can carry a full cup. Sudden elevation frequently leads to pride and a fall. The most exacting test of all to survive is prosperity.

Solitude with God repairs the damage done by the fret and noise and clamour of the world.

Never take your obedience as the reason God blesses you; obedience is the outcome of being rightly related to God.

Prayer is the practice of drawing on the grace of God. Don't say, "I will endure this until I can get away and pray." Pray now - draw on the grace of God in your moment of need. Prayer is the most normal and useful thing; it is not simply a reflex action of your devotion to God. We are very slow to learn to draw on God's grace through prayer.

The agony of a man's affliction is often necessary to put him into the right mood to face the fundamental things of life. The Psalmist says: "Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now have I kept Thy Word.

Never allow the thought, 'I am of no use where I am.' You are certainly of no use where you're not.