We have become so self-centered that we go to God only for something from Him, and not for God Himself.

It is a life of FAITH, not of intellect and reason, but a life of knowing Who makes us “go.

Our prayers are heard, not because we are in earnest, not because we suffer, but because Jesus suffered.

Begin to know Him now, and finish never

Let the attitude of your life be a continual willingness to "go out" in dependence upon God, and your life will have a sacred and inexpressible charm about it that is very satisfying to Jesus. You must learn to "go out" through your convictions, creeds, or experiences until you come to the point in your faith where there is nothing between yourself and God.

Are you debating whether you should take a step of faith in Jesus, or whether you should wait until you can clearly see how to do what He has asked? Simply obey Him with unrestrained joy. When He tells you something and you begin to debate, it is because you have a misunderstanding of what honors Him and what doesn't. Are you faithful to Jesus, or faithful to your ideas about Him?

Very few of us know anything about loyalty to Christ -- For My Sake. It is that which makes the iron saint.