To be willing to accept crucifixion with Christ; to leave all yourself, your plans and your longings, your abilities and your possessions, all of them at the cross so that you only trust and love and live for Christ, hurts a great deal. It requires an absolute venture of faith; but beyond it, God says, "much fruit." And the way to it is 'into the ground and die'--it is the only way.
~ L.F.E. Wilkinson

A saint's life is in the hands of God as a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see; he stretches and strains, and every now and again the saint says, "I cannot stand any more." But God does not heed; He goes on stretching until His purpose is in sight, then He lets fly. We are here for God's designs, not for our own.
~ Oswald Chambers

If we study the lives of great men and women carefully and unemotionally, we find that, inevitably, greatness was developed, tested, and revealed through the darker periods of their lives. One of the largest tributaries of the River of Greatness is always the Stream of Adversity.
~ Cavett Roberts

The world has yet to see what God will do with a woman who is fully and wholly consecrated to the Holy Spirit.
~ Henry Varley

Live close to Me, and I will minister to you in secret and do a deep inner work veiled to the eye of man. Others may view the results, but the process will be secret.
~ Oswald Chambers

dearest Joanenene, Ryl and Wen, these 5 precious quotes found in our Secrets of the Vine Workbook are dedicated specially to the 3 of you. Thank you so much Father..we can trust You regarding every single thing in our lives! Praying for a blessed journey towards much mega fruit for all of you dear sisters..praise God for every precious Secret of the Vine which we now know & for the heart-to-heart too..*hugs & wink* ;)