It is better to enter into life maimed but lovely in Godโs sight than to appear lovely to manโs eyes but lame to Godโs.
God regenerates us and puts us in contact with all his divine resources, but he cannot make us walk according to his will.
Obey Him with glad reckless joy.
Sorrow burns up a great amount of shallowness.
We must learn to tell ourselves the truth on the basis of Godโs Word.
The real test of a saint is not one's willingness to preach the gospel, but one's willingness to do something like washing the disciples' feet - that is, being willing to do those things that seem unimportant in human estimation but count as everything to God.