“I believe this is one of the tests of the Spirit-filled life. Is Christ becoming more and more evident in my life? Are people seeing more of Him, and less of me?”
“The way we live often speaks far louder than our words.”
“A tame horse contributes much more to life than a wild one. Energy out of control is dangerous; energy under control is powerful.”
“The Bible has much to say about the brevity of life and the necessity of preparing for eternity. I am convinced that only when a man is prepared to die is he also prepared to live.”
“Our interests are centered in ourselves. We are preoccupied with material things. Our supreme god is technology; our goddess is sex. Most of us are more interested in getting to the moon than in getting to heaven, more concerned about conquering space than about conquering ourselves. We are more dedicated to material security than to inner purity. We give much more thought to what we wear, what we eat, what we drink, and what we can do to relax than we give to what we are. This preoccupation with peripheral things applies to every area of our lives.”
“If anything has been accomplished through my life, it has been solely God’s doing, not mine, and He—not I—must get the credit.”
“We must learn to live triumphantly amid the traumas and pressures we face daily.”
“Our natural desire is to be doing something; but there are times in our lives when it is wiser to wait and just be still.”
“As life hits us head-on we can respond with resentment, resignation, acceptance, or welcome. We are the living examples of our responses.”
“Because God is the giver and source of our life, He has a legitimate claim upon our lives.”
“We are to be catch basins for the fullness of God. Like a freshly running spring, we are to overflow and let our lives touch the lives of those around us.”
“Life is a glorious opportunity if it is used to condition us for eternity.”
“The Bible teaches that life does not end at the cemetery. There is a future life.”
“Don’t be a prude, or snobbish, but let your life “glow” for Christ. We are lamps shining in the darkness.”
“God’s Word is not a book of human ideas . . . it is given to us by [God] to teach us how to live.”
“Life is sacred and given to us by God; for that reason we must never condone the deliberate, unnatural taking of life.”
“Only by a life of obedience to the voice of the Spirit, by a daily denying of self, by full dedication to Christ, and by constant fellowship with Him are we enabled to live a godly life and an influential life in this present ungodly world.”