When God ordains, He sustains. Plan ahead, it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark. Most people want to serve God - but only in an advisory capacity. Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous. A clean conscience makes a soft pillow.
Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it.
You can tell how big a person is by what it takes to discourage them. He who is good at making excuses is seldom good for anything else. Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back. Give Satan an inch and he'll be a ruler. Forbidden fruits create many jams.