To be used of God. Is there anything more encouraging, more fulfilling? Perhaps not, but there is something more basic: to meet with God. To linger in His presence, to shut out the noise of the city and, in quietness, give Him the praise He deserves. Before we engage ourselves in His work, let’s meet Him in His Word… in prayer… in worship.

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

When God is involved, anything can happen. Be open. When God is involved, anything can happen. Be open. Stay that way. God has a beautiful way of bringing good vibrations out of broken chords.

A saying I heard years ago: ‘It doesn’t matter what you do. Just do something, even if it’s wrong!’ That’s the most stupid counsel I’ve ever heard. Never do what’s wrong! Do nothing until it’s right. Then do it with all your might. That’s wise counsel.

You’re through. Finished. Burned out. Used up. You’ve been replaced. . . forgotten. That’s a lie

Faith is like radar that sees through the fog — the reality of things at a distance that the human eye cannot see.”

Forgiveness

“Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.”

“And for all these people alike, the key to healing turned out to be the same. Each had a hurt he had to forgive.”

“Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.”

“God never measures the mind… He always put His tape measure in the HEART”

Dear Jesus…how foolish of me to have called for human help when You are here.”

“Don’t bother to give God instructions; just report for duty.”

“It is not my ability, but my response to God’s ability, that counts.”

“Trying to do the Lord’s work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.”

“There is no panic in Heaven! God has no problems, only plans.”

“When I try, I fail. When I trust, He succeeds.”

“And our wise Father in heaven knows when we’re going to need things too. Don’t run out ahead of Him.”

“We never know how God will answer our prayers, but we can expect that He will get us involved in His plan for the answer. If we are true intercessors, we must be ready to take part in God’s work on behalf of the people for whom we pray.”

“He uses our problems for His miracles. This was my first lesson in learning to trust Him completely…”

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us” - Augustine

God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile" - Max Lucado

God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supplies." - Hudson Taylor

God will meet you where you are in order to take you where He wants you to go."  - Tony Evans

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot

Remember who you are. Don’t compromise for anyone, for any reason. You are a child of the Almighty God. Live that truth." - Lysa Terkeurst

If you can’t fly, then run, If you can’t run, then walk, If you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward." - Martin Luther King Jr.

Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter." - Francis Chan

If God is your partner, make your plans BIG!" - D.L. Moody

You are the only Bible some unbelievers will ever read." - John MacArthur

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face...we must do that which we think we cannot."  - Eleanor Roosevelt

He who lays up treasures on earth spends his life backing away from his treasures. To him, death is loss. He who lays up treasures in heaven looks forward to eternity; he’s moving daily toward his treasures. To him, death is gain." - Randy Alcorn

God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest paths to Himself.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'” - Billy Graham

Always, everywhere God is present, and always He seeks to discover Himself to each one" - A.W.Tozer

If you believe in a God who controls the big things, you have to believe in a God who controls the little things.  It is we, of course, to whom things look 'little' or 'big'." - Elisabeth Eliot

There is no one who is insignificant in the purpose of God." - Alistair Begg

Relying on God has to start all over everyday, as if nothing has yet been done."  –C.s Lewis

This is our time on the history line of God. This is it. What will we do with the one deep exhale of God on this earth? For we are but a vapor and we have to make it count. We’re on. Direct us, Lord, and get us on our feet." - Beth Moore

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time." - Abraham Lincoln

Your potential is the sum of all the possibilities God has for your life." - Charles Stanley

The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations." - Chuck Swindoll

Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them." -  Elisabeth Elliot

God will meet you where you are in order to take you where He wants you to go." - Tony Evans

I've read the last page of the Bible, it's all going to turn out all right.”

It is the Holy Spirit's job to convict, God's job to judge and my job to love.”

My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.”

God proved his love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, ‘I love you.’”

Suppose you could gain everything in the whole world, and lost your soul. Was it worth it?”

There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men.”

If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.”

Christ not only died for all: he died for each.”

 Heaven is full of answers for which nobody ever bothered to ask.”

 Take one day at a time. Today, after all, is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.”