The call of God is to preach the gospel--namely, the reality of redemption in our Lord Jesus Christ. The one passion of Paul's life was to proclaim the gospel of God. He welcomed heartbreak, disillusionment , and tribulation for only one reason--these things kept him unmovable in his devotion to the gospel of God.

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

The characteristic of the new birth is that I yield myself so completely to God that Christ is formed in me.

Once the call of God comes to you, start going and never stop.

Take yourself by the scruff of the neck and shake off your incarnate laziness.

It is a great thing to see physical courage, and greater still to see moral courage, but the greatest to see of all is spiritual courage; oh, to see a person who will stand true to the integrity of Jesus Christ no matter what he or she goes through!

If a man cannot prove his religion in the valley, it is not worth anything.