You will not find what you want in the world, only in the Father.
The people on this planet who end up doing nothing are those who never realized they couldn't do everything.
Sanctification will be drudgery unless we believe that holiness is possible and that it is pleasing to God.
Legalism is a problem in the church, but so is anti-nomianism. Granted, I don't hear anyone saying, 'Let's continue in sin that grace may abound'. That's the worse form of antinomianism. But strictly speaking, antinomianism simply means no-law, and some Christians have very little place for the law in their pursuit of holiness.
Sincerity is a Christian virtue, as is honesty about our struggles. But my generation needs to realize that Christianity is more than chic fragility, endless self-revelation, and the coolness that comes with authenticity.
I'm pretty sure most of us would be more fulfilled if we didn't fixate on fulfillment quite so much.
We may have the best of intentions in trying to discern God's will, but we should really stop putting ourselves through the misery of overspiritualizing every decision. Our misdirected piety makes following God more mysterious than it was meant to be
If you think God has promised this world will be a five-star hotel, you will be miserable as you live through the normal struggles of life. But if you remember that God promised we would be pilgrims and this world may feel more like a desert or even a prison, you might find your life surprisingly happy.
God does have a specific plan for our lives, but it is not one that He expects us to figure out before we make a decision.
Just about the worst thing a leader can nurture in his heart is self-pity. And just about the worst thing a leader can do in front of his people is murmur and complain.
Before my secret meeting with the Pope I asked him to come wearing white if deep down he agreed with the Reformation. Pretty crazy.
Perhaps out inactivity is not so much waiting on God as it is an expression of the fear of man, the love of the praise of man, and disbelief in God's providence.
Blue Devils may have won today. Devil gonna lose tomorrow.
Tolerance is a relatively weak virtue; we're called to so much more than that in the body of Christ.
Sanctification is not by surrender, but by divinely enabled toil and effort.
The kind of experience of humility and happiness that comes with gratitude tends to crowd out whatever is coarse, or ugly or mean.
It is our confidence in the sovereign grace of God that gives us any hope of success in missions.
