The reason why many are still troubled, still seeking, still making little forward progress is because they haven't yet come to the end of themselves. We're still trying to give orders, and interfering with God's work within us.

The man or woman who is wholly or joyously surrendered to Christ can't make a wrong choice/any choice will be the right one.

You cannot fulfil God's purposes for your life while focusing on your own plans.

The heart of the world is breaking under this load of pride and pretense. There is no release from our burden apart from the meekness of Christ.

To escape the error of salvation by works we have fallen into the opposite error of salvation without obedience. In our eagerness to get rid of the legalistic doctrine of works we have thrown out the baby with the bath and gotten rid of obedience as well.

Contemporaries relate that hearing Martin Luther pray was "an experience in theology". They said the reformer began praying with such humility that he could be pitied, only to proceed with such boldness before God that the human hearer would fear for him.