Yes, I'm adopted.My folks were not blessedWith me in the usual way.But they me,They meFrom all the rest,Which is lots more than most kids can say.
God is not a cosmic bellboy for whom we can press a button to get things.
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.
There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin to inculcate it before the age of five, by constantly repeating it with an air of great solemnit...
If we glorify God (not self) in everything we do then everything on earth will glorify God.
Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first.
Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.
Sweet wine makes drunk, sour wine (insult) is "tetelestai". Life is not about what we have done and become, but how God to be fully glorified.
We have two natures within us, both struggling for mastery. Which one will dominate us? It depends on which one we feed.
Dreams become regrets when left in the mind, never planted in the soil of action.