The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.

Whatever limits us,we call Fate

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be

Accept the place the divine providence has found for you.

Self-trust is the first secret of success, the belief that if you are here the authorities of the universe put you here, and for cause, or with some task strictly appointed you in your constitution, and so long as you work at that you are well and successful. It by no means consists 22 SUCCESS in rushing prematurely to a showy feat that shall catch the eye and satisfy spectators. It is enough if you work in the right direction.

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose" (Romans 8:28, ESV).

Our desires correspond precisely to God's plans. It's not that we want something, so we engage in wishful thinking that what we want exists. It's the opposite—the reason we want it is precisely because God has planned for it to exist. As we'll see, resurrected people living in a resurrected universe isn't our idea—it's God's.

Faith is like a forward memory, allowing us to believe as if what is promised has already happened.

If God is the author of life, there must be a script.

But the greatest dream of all is to know God and to know what he has intended for your life.

Fatalism is the creed of a will that is dying to its possibilities and seeks to drag the imagination with it.