Jesus's disciples have faith, but their worry proves the weakness of their faith. Great faith comes not by looking inward, to the believing self, but by looking upward, to God. By faith we stop thinking like pagans, filled with anxiety about food and clothing. Pagans, thinking like orphans, worry. Disciples, thinking like children, relax.

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.

There is none like Him; I would not exchange one smile of His lovely face with kingdoms.

O! for the long day, and the high sun, and the fair garden, and the King's great city up above these visible heavens!

Wants are my best riches, for I have these supplied by Christ.

Venture through the thick of all things after Christ, and lose not your Master, Christ, in the throng of this great market.

dare avouch46 to all that know God, that the saints know not the length and largeness of the sweet earnest,47 and of the sweet green sheaves before the harvest, that might be had on this side of the water, if we should take more pains: and that we all go to heaven with less earnest and lighter purses of the hoped for sum than otherwise we might do, if we took more pains to win further in upon Christ in this pilgrimage of our absence from Him.

I don't care how busy I am - I will always make time for what's most important to me.

If you believe you are the beloved of God, you need to spend time listening to his voice - period! You can't say, "Yes God calls me the beloved, but I have to go out to do something now."

I have so many things to do today, I dare not ignore my time with God.

Spending time in the presence of Jesus is a non-negotiable. Don't wait until you have time to do it. MAKE time.

We cannot be Christians part-time. If Christ is at the center of our lives, he is present in all that we do.