What fruit was produced then from the things you are now ashamed of? Romans 6:21

You'll know when your heart is starting to get well. It will hurt so badly with throbbing pangs of repentance, you'll think you're going to die. And you will. Then God will raise you from the very thing that has been the death of you. He really will give you a future.

Prayer is talking with God. God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart.

Man got into difficulty when he lifted his will against God's. He gets out of trouble when he bows to the divine superiority, when he repents and says humbly: "God be merciful to me a sinner." Man's extremity then becomes God's opportunity.

The mourning of inadequacy is a weeping that catches the attention of God . . .The happiest day of my life was when I realized that my own ability, my own goodness, my own morality was insufficient in the sight of God; and I publicly and openly acknowledged my need of Christ.

It is entirely possible to be deeply sorry because of the devastation which sin has wrought in our lives—and yet not repent.

We can be convicted of sin—we can pray and confess our sin—we can repent—but the real test is our willingness to obey.

God is more concerned about the attitude of our hearts than the way we express it. Worship isn't supposed to be entertainment.

It is not the posture of the body, but the attitude of the heart that counts when we pray... The important thing is not the position of the body but the condition of the soul.

God welcomes our prayers. He is much more concerned about our hearts than our eloquence.

Don't come to Jesus and try to be intellectually stimulating to Him. There's nothing you could say that would cause Him to respond, "Wow, that's a neat insight!" You may as well abort all attempts to be cerebral with Jesus; He simply doesn't try to engage us at that level. Just come and love Him. He's looking for heartfelt sincerity, for visceral passion, for authentic relationship.

Lord Jesus, we come just as we are; this is how we came at first, and this is how we come still, with all our failures, with all our transgressions, with all and everything that is what it ought not to be, we come to Thee.