“The fact that God can bring character development and personal growth out of any situation is conditional on people's willingness to submit to God's will. God is sovereign over every life, but those who yield their will to him will be shaped according to his purposes. When God directs a life for his purposes, all of life is a school. No experience, good or bad, is ever wasted (Rom. 8:28). God doesn't squander people's time. He doesn't ignore their pain. He brings not only healing but growth out of even the worst experiences. Every relationship can be God's instrument to mature a person's character.” CharacterSurrender Book:Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God's Agenda Source: Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God's Agenda
“Grass that is here today and gone tomorrow does not require much time to mature. A giant oak tree that lasts for generations requires much more time to grow strong.” StrengthPatienceMaturityGod S Timing Book:Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God, Workbook Source: Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God, Workbook
“Some would define a servant like this: 'A servant is one who finds out what his master wants him to do, and then he does it.' The human concept of a servant is that a servant goes to the master and says, 'Master, what do you want me to do?' The master tells him, and the servant goes off BY HIMSELF and does it. That is not the biblical concept of a servant of God. Being a servant of God is different from being a servant of a human master. A servant of a human master works FOR his master. God, however, works THROUGH His servants.” ChristianityServanthoodServant Heart Book:Experiencing God: How to Live the Full Adventure of Knowing and Doing the Will of God Source: Experiencing God: How to Live the Full Adventure of Knowing and Doing the Will of God