In a state of nature, the weakest go to the wall; in a state of over-refinement, both the weak and the strong go to the gutter.
Our emotions are not transformed by trying harder, but by seeing more clearly.
The foolish took their lamps, but took no oil (pursued ministry as their priority over getting oil). The wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps (pursued oil as their priority before ministry). At the dark midnight hour of history, the Spirit will raise up forerunners who cry out that Jesus is coming as a Bridegroom God and that we must go out to meet Him (make the necessary effort to encounter Him). They all slept which speaks of living in context to the natural processes of life.
Almost every Spirit filled believer is able to prophesy on an inspirational level.
The Lord calls each one of His children, no matter what his occupation-lawyer, doctor, maintenance man, carpenter, accountant, athlete, musician, teacher, homeschooling mom, and so on-to have a real prayer life.
If the eternal King started in Bethlehem, so will anyone who follows Him.
There's no Biblical definition of contemplative prayer
I can predict with some sense of certainty how life will feel in a month. I can with the same logic remember with the same element of reality or truth what life was like a month ago. All perspectives on the past are entirely relative.
Was I the only woman in the world who, at my age - and after a lifetime of quite rampant independence - still did not quite feel grown up?
The man who loves his job never works a day in his life.
Manager solves problems, leader prevents them.