Peace Does Not Lie In Getting God

"sometimes In Churches Somebody Will Discover A Particular Vein Of Spirituality And Seek To Recruit Others Into It, Or Assume A Superior Position Because They Have Found Certain Techniques - But No One Actually Wants To Become Like Them."

God Is Never A God Of Discouragement. When You Have A Discouraging Spirit Or Train Of Thought In Your Mind, You Can Be Sure It Is Not From God. He Sometimes Brings Pain To His Children-conviction Over Sin, Or Repentance Over Fallenness, Or Challenges That Scare Us, Or Visions Of His Holiness That Overwhelm Us. But God Never Brings Discouragement.

The Character Of The Faith That Allows Us To Be Transformed By Suffering And Darkness Is Not Doubt-free Certainty; Rather, It Is Tenacious Obedience.

If I Have The Courage To Acknowledge My Limits And Embrace Them, I Can Experience Enormous Freedom. If I Lack This Courage, I Will Be Imprisoned By Them.

True Joy, As It Turns Out, Comes Only To Those Who Have Devoted Their Lives To Something Greater Than Personal Happiness. This Is Most Visible In Extraordinary Lives, In Saints And Martyrs. But It Is No Less True For Ordinary People Like Us.