“Satan demands to sift us like sand through his fingers, and God, knowing everything, allows it.”

“There is one thing the power of God and the power of Satan have in common: Neither can influence us unless we allow them to.”

“Poor God, how often He is blamed for all the suffering in theworld. It’s like praising Satan for allowing all the good that happens.”

“The truth of the matter is, Satan and God may want the exact same event to take place - but for different reasons. Satan's motive in Jesus' crucifixion was rebellion; God's motive was love and mercy. Satan was a secondary cause behind the Crucifixion, but it was God who ultimately wanted it, willed it, and allowed Satan to carry it out. And the same holds true for disease.”

“Faith as tiny as a grain of sand allows us to move mountains.”

“The desert is full of things you can’t hold on to — light and heat and sand that slips through your fingers like friendships you once had.”