"You can't make God cough up all of the answers, line them all out just to please human curiosity.  When God seems silent, it's possible He is trying to coax us into trusting Him."

                                                                                  ~ Patricia Hickman

"Those who know Your Name will trust in You, for You, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You."

                                                                                     ~ Psalm 9:10

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.  Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved."

                                                                                      ~ Helen Keller

"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.  And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.  Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope."

                                                                         ~ Romans 5:1-4

"Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise, risking more than others think is safe, dreaming more than others think is practical, and expecting more than others think is possible."

                                                                                               ~ Mac Anderson

"But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.  If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also.  If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.  Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.  Do to others as you would have them do to you."

                                                                                      ~ Luke 6:27-31

"The reward of being 'faithful over a few things' is just the same as being 'faithful over many things'; for the emphasis falls upon the same word; it is the 'faithful' who will enter 'into the joy of the Lord'."

                                                                                         ~ Charles S. Robinson     

"By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible... And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him."

                                                                                  ~ Hebrews 11:3,6