Faith must be tested, because it can be turned into a personal possession only through conflict.

We can never be like lillies in the garden unless we have spent time as bulbs in the dark, totally ignored.

Have you ever sought God with your whole heart, or have you simply given Him a feeble cry after some emotionally painful experience?

We look upon prayer simply as a means of getting things for ourselves, but the biblical purpose of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself.

Beware of any work for God that causes or allows you to avoid concentrating on Him.

Have I allowed my personal human life to become a 'Bethlehem' for the Son of God?

Sanctification means more than being freed from sin. It means the deliberate commitment of myself to the God of my salvation, and being willing to pay whatever it may cost.