I was born, so that the whole world could be a spectatorOf my triumph or my doom.
Pleasure usually takes the form of me and now; joy is us and always.
Enduring, or carrying on, is not just a matter of tolerating circumstances and hanging in there, but of pressing forward.
Young people are going to go to someone, somewhere. And we had better see that that 'someone' is us when the opportunity is ours, for there will come a time when we will wish they would come, and do we know but that the interruption we now impatiently put off may be the most important thing we could be doing at this particular time?
All of us need to be constantly reminded it takes a heap of living and loving to make a house a home.
He who invites us to follow will always be out in front of us with His Spirit and influence setting the pace. He has charted and marked the course, opened the gates, and shown the way. He has invited us to come unto Him, and the best time to enjoy His companionship is straightway. We can best get on the course and stay on the course by doing as Jesus did-make a total commitment to do the will of His Father.
A friend is a possession we earn, not a gift.
For me, the backdrop of half the experiences of life includes music.
You can make money or you can make excuses. Your choice.
It is history that teaches us to hope.
A sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit's aid than he can create a world.