Fasting and Prayer

"Bear up the hands that hang down, by faith and prayer; support the tottering knees. Have you any days of fasting and prayer? Storm the throne of grace and persevere therein, and mercy will come down." ~ John Wesley

Deaf to God?

"The damage of persisting in sin is that it teaches us to shut out God's loving voice of conviction. Sin trains us to become deaf to God." ~ Gary Thomas

Theories About Raising Children

"Before I got married I had six theories about raising children; ;now, I have six children and no theories." ~ John Wilmot 

Calling of a Husband

"Headship is the divine calling of a husband to take primary responsibility for Christlike, servant leadership, protection, and provision in the home." ~John Piper

The Price

"I judge all things only by the price they shall gain in eternity." ~ John Wesley

Fasting is a Weapon

"When the devil, the foe and the tyrant, sees a man bearing this weapon [fasting], he is straight-away frightened and he recollects and considers that defeat which he suffered in the wilderness at the hands of the Saviour; at once his strength is shattered and the very sight of this weapon, given us by our Commander-in-chief, burns him." ~ Isaac of Syria