‎The less we are manipulated by the expectations of others, the more we are open to the expectations of God.

Richard J. Foster

A Bible that is falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.

Charles H. Spurgeon

The object of healing is health, abiding health of body, soul, and spirit. The healing of the spirit unites the spirit of man to God forever. The healing of the soul corrects pyschic disorder and brings the soul processes into harmony with the mind of God. And the healing of the body completes the union of man with God when the Holy Spirit possesses all.

John G. Lake

He smiles over me with all His delights, and I see no lack, because in my Father, there is no lack. I can’t answer all the questions pulling at me, but as I realize that I don’t have to, they don’t pull so hard. His promise over me is the fullness of life, and I intend to live it.

Dave Sparling

There is a lot of difference between a church waiting for rescue from adversity and one with the sense of a bride expecting her wedding day.

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From this day on, there are no good days or bad days, there are only a day of grace. And some days the grace of God allows you to enjoy what is happening and some days the grace of God allows you to endure what is happening. But don’t think about good or bad anymore, just enjoy the grace that is present. And out of that grace will come an expectancy.

Graham Cooke

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Winston Churchill


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Never let a circumstance rob you of your identity.

Graham Cooke

The world looks for happiness through self-assertion. The Christian knows that joy is found in self-abandonment. ‘If a man will let himself be lost for My sake,’ Jesus said, ‘he will find his true self.’

J. Piper and  W. Grudem

But I relied on my firm belief that new beginnings are always a step in the right direction if you have passionate intentions. And that the real secret to success is finding support, and recognizing that fear is nothing more than an illusion designed to silence confidence.

Editor of Livestrong Online Magazine