We cannot finally judge the correctness of what we do in evangelism by the immediate response that we see. It is important to understand this truth, because a failure to understand it can distract well-meaning churches into pragmatic, results-oriented endeavors and it can transform pastors into neurotic people-manipulators.

On October 23, 1963, Barefoot in the Park opened on Broadway. Just before his extremely nervous cast took the stage, Nichols gathered them for a final pep talk. "Everybody relax," Redford says he told them. "You know your positions, you know your laughs, you know your lines, you know where the comfort zones are. So enjoy yourselves, and remember: Everything depends on tonight.

I'm the decider, and I decide what is best.

Leave the Irreparable Past in His hands, and step out into the Irresistible Future with Him.

The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.

Replace what you don't know about the future with what you do know about God!

For a Christian, our fears about the future are rooted in those places where our will differs from God's will.

Have no fear of the future. Let us go forward into its mysteries, tear away the veils which hide it from our eyes, and move onwards with confidence and courage.

That fear of missing out on things makes you miss out on everything.

Since God knows our future, our personalities, and our capacity to listen, He isn't ever going to say more to us than we can deal with at the moment.

The major key to your better future is you.

Our future may look fearfully intimidating, yet we can look up to the Engineer of the Universe, confident that nothing escapes His attention or slips out of the control of those strong hands.