God takes away the world, that the heart may cleave more to Him in sincerity.

Prayer usually means praise, or surrender, acknowledging that you have run out of bullets.

I tried to cooperate with grace, which is to say, I did not turn on the TV.

The word 'grace' means after we must have done everything humanly possible, we must leave the issue with God. That is grace.

If God doesn't want something for me, I shouldn't want it either. Spending time in meditative prayer, getting to know God, helps align my desires with God's.

It's unbelievable how tenaciously we cling to what we've prayed to be released from.

Unless and until we rest in God, we will never risk for God.

When everything in life is stripped away except God, and we trust him more because of it, this is gain, and he is glorified.

the path of obedience is the place where Christ meets us as our servant to carry our burdens and give us his power.

But he did not hesitate to obey the call. He had no question to ask concerning the land of promise—whether the soil was fertile and the climate healthful; whether the country afforded agreeable surroundings and would afford opportunities for amassing wealth. God has spoken, and his servant must obey; the happiest place on earth for him was the place where God would have him to be.

We can trust God with all our problems, all our heartaches, and especially with all our long-term anxieties. Every morning as we wake ourselves up with a splash of joy we can say, "WHATEVER, LORD!

The cross is to be our point of reference for every area of our lives all the time.