Never become attached to anything that continues to hurt God. For you to be free of it, God must be allowed to hurt whatever it may be.

Get to the end of yourself where you can do nothing, but where He does everything.

We can all see God in exceptional things, but it requires the culture of spiritual discipline to see God in every detail.

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.

See that you do not use the trick of prayer to cover up what you know you ought to do.

God's purpose is not to perfect me to make me a trophy in His showcase; He is getting me to the place where He can use me. Let Him do what He wants.

We are in danger of being stern where God is tender, and of being tender where God is stern.