If you desire anything less for yourself than absolute obedience to God, a life of total devotion to the Lord, a life of absolute sin-less-ness - if you desire anything less, you are fighting against God's desire for you.

Do I learn through dark providences, or simply seem relieved when they are over?

Our first priority in ministry must be love. Love for His Word, love for His people, and love for His appearing.

Man's insulting God is not reversed by our insulting man.

To be free from the possibility of discouragements would be more ‘spiritual’ than Jesus-and therefore not truly spiritual at all.

Love is not maximum emotion. Love is maximum commitment.

There is nothing more important to learn about Christian growth than this: Growing in grace means becoming like Christ.