The faith that shows up strong on the fence may fail altogether when it gets on the field.
It's not the man who says the loudest amen who makes the most impression on heaven.
There are too many folks trying to meet the world's hunger for love with essays on affection.
Lots of people let their daily manna spoil while they pray for butter and sugar to spread on it.
People who lay their sins on the old Adam are not anxious to have their successes attributed to him.
Many a man thinks his life is clouded over when the truth is he is burying his head in the steam of his own sighings.
XVIII
"THE VICTORY THAT OVERCOMETH"
You cannot believe little things and do great ones; you cannot believe in half successes and accomplish whole ones. A man's faith sets the boundaries of his work. He will do what he believes and accomplish what he believes can be accomplished. Mountains are not subdued by men who stand discouraged at a mole-hill. A man must conquer the fatigues of the way in his own heart or he will never set out on the road.
Back of all free action lies some creed, some conviction. All great battles have been fought and either lost or won in the heart. The simple or stubborn confidence that leads to all-conquering effort, this is faith, the vision that vitalizes. The eye of faith sees the prize at the end long before it is reached; the eye of fear looks so closely at the difficulties and dangers of the course that the prize is not seen at all.