Occupation: Writer Birth: May 16, 1929
Trusting God means thinking and acting according to God's word in spite of circumstances, feelings, or consequences..
Four Lessons on Life 1. Never take down a fence until you know why it was put up. 2. If you get too far ahead of the army, your soldiers may mistake ….
Those times when you feel like quitting can be times of great opportunity, for God uses your troubles to help you grow..
In our universe there is God and there are people and things. We were made so that we should worship God, love people and use things. However if we w….
Never underestimate the importance of simply being physically present in the place God wants you. You may not be asked to perform some dramatic mini….
If you are going to live by faith, then expect your faith to be tested. A faith that can't be tested can't be trusted..
If life is to have meaning, and if God's will is to be done, all of us have to accept who we are and what we are, give it back to God, and thank Him ….
People who walk by faith don't see obstacles, they see opportunities..
We have little control over the circumstances of life. We can't control the weather or the economy, and we can't control what other people say about ….
The greatest judgment God can send on His people is letting them have their own way..
Real contentment must come from within. You and I can not change or control the world around us, but we can change and control the world within us..
The secret of a happy life is to delight in duty. When duty becomes delight, then burdens become blessings.
When it seems as if God is far away, remind yourself that He is near. Nearness is not a matter of geography. God is everywhere. Nearness is likeness.….
Your heart grows by giving out, but your mind grows by taking in; and both are necessary to a happy and balanced life of service..
If you look to others you will be distracted; if you look to yourselves you will be discouraged; but if you look to Christ you'll be delighted..
God doesn't always change the circumstances, but He can change us to meet the circumstances. That's what it means to live by faith..
We must never mistake the process for the result...there is suffering; but this is only the process. God isn't going to stop with the process; He wan….
Nothing paralyzes our lives like the attitude that things can never change. We need to remind ourselves that God can change things. Outlook determine….
The devil tempts us to bring out the worst in us, but the Father tests us to bring out the best in us..
God doesn't bless us just to make us happy; He blesses us to make us a blessing..
People can't see your root system, but God can. Praying and meditating on the Word of God will cause your roots to go down deep into His love..