As all future events are uncertain to us, so we hold them in suspense, as if they might incline to one side or the other. Yet in our hearts it nonetheless remains fixed that nothing will take place that the Lord has not previously foreseen.

As far as pertains to those secret promptings we are discussing, Solomon's statement that the heart of a king is turned about hither and thither at God's pleasure [Prov. 21:1] certainly extends to all the human race, and carries as much weight as if he had said: "Whatever we conceive of in our minds is directed to his own end by God's secret inspiration."

God employs several translators some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by war, some by justice.

Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men.

Let not thy divining heart Forethink me any ill; Destiny may take thy part, And may thy fears fulfill.

O how feeble is man's power, That if good fortune fall, Cannot add another hour, Nor a lost hour recall! But come bad chance, And we join to'it our strength, And we teach it art and length, Itself o'er us to'advance.

Life cannot find reasons to sustain it, cannot be a source of decent natural regard, unless each of us resolves to breathe such qualities into it.

God cast you in His play, wrote you into His story. He has a definite direction for your life. Fulfill it and enjoy fulfillment. Play the part God prepared for you and get ready for some great days.

To fulfill your mission will require that you abandon your agenda and accept God's agenda for your life.

We discover that meaning and purpose only when we make God the reference point of our lives.

There are days when I am envious of my hens: when I hunger for a purpose as perfect and sure as a single daily egg.

Every day you live is a page. Every year, a chapter. Your life, a book. What is it about?