If you tell God no because He won't explain the reason He wants you to do something, you are actually hindering His blessing. But when you say yes to Him, all of heaven opens to pour out His goodness and reward your obedience. What matters more than material blessings are the things He is teaching us in our spirit.

The best way in the world to deceive believers is to cloak a message in religious language and declare that it conveys some new insight from God.

On Sunday morning, I'm not nervous... I can't wait to tell what God wants me to say.

Since God knows our future, our personalities, and our capacity to listen, He isn't ever going to say more to us than we can deal with at the moment.

God will never tell us to do something that gratifies the flesh.

God's voice is still and quiet and easily buried under an avalanche of clamour.

To have God speak to the heart is a majestic experience, an experience that people may miss if they monopolize the conversation and never pause to hear God's responses.

When we learn from experience, the scars of sin can lead us to restoration and a renewed intimacy with God.

If the Lord says to give more than you think you are able to give, know that He will provide for you. Whether things are sailing smoothly or the bottom has dropped out, He is always trustworthy. You can count on Almighty God to keep His everlasting Word.

The moment someone chooses to trust in Jesus Christ, his sins are wiped away, and he is adopted into God's family. That individual is set apart as a child of God, with a sacred purpose.