Too often we think of religion as a far-off, mysteriously run bureaucracy to which we apply for assistance when we feel the need. We go to a local branch office and direct the clerk (sometimes called a pastor) to fill out our order for God. Then we go home and wait for God to be delivered to us according to the specifications that we have set down. But that is not the way it works. And if we thought about it for two consecutive minutes, we would not want it to work that way.

We know very well that we are not set right with God by rule-keeping but only through personal faith in Jesus Christ.

It pays to take life seriously; things work out when you trust in GOD.

Our faith is released as we say, pray and do the Word.

I could not limit my values and pursuits to what makes others comfortable. Being possessed by a promise I live without options. I will spend the rest of my life exploring what could happen through the life of one who is willing to cultivate the God-given appetite to see impossibilities bow to the name of Jesus.

Faith does not come from our understanding. It comes from the heart. We do not believe because we understand; we understand because we believe (see Heb. 11:6). We'll know when our mind is truly renewed, because the impossible will look logical.

Many make the mistake of trying to grow their faith through striving and self-determination. This always leads to disappointment and frustration. It can also lead to presumption, which is counterfeit faith—and devastating. Use the measure of faith you have to discover Him for the sake of knowing Him. Increased faith is the result.

Trading anything for more of God really is the greatest deal ever offered to mankind.

The quest for the face of God has two central dimensions—the quest for His presence and the quest for His favor.

The realm beyond reason is the world of obedience to God.

Anyone who doesn't have an experience with God, doesn't know God." He is a person, not a philosophy or a concept.

God is the solver of impossible problems. He often does this through the co-laboring effect of His people.