I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position.
Walk by faith! Stop the plague of worry. Relax! Learn to say, “Lord, this is Your battle.”
People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change.
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters.
The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.
Worry is assuming responsibilities that you cannot handle. They truth is, they are responsibilities that God never intended for you to handle, because they are His.
One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable.
You can choose to be a drag and a burden, or an inspiration and encouragement.
No, the thing that makes for greatness is determination, persisting in the right direction over the long haul, following your dream, staying at the task.
Laughter is the most beautiful and beneficial therapy God ever granted humanity.
A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.
The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.
You will find a common dichotomy in life. Those who don’t have vision or determination, and refuse to dream the impossible, are always in the majority.
Do you want to be wise? Choose wise friends.
Let’s choose each day and every day to keep an attitude of faith and joy and belief and compassion.
We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
We continually encounter hardships. People disappoint us. We disappoint ourselves. But God is constant and compassionate. We are not alone. He cares. Against all reason, the transcendent God loves us so much that He has committed Himself to us.
We are in charge of our attitudes.
We are often so caught up in our activities that we tend to worship our work, work at our play, and play at our worship.
Envy is one of the great enemies of active spirituality. It keeps us from loving our neighbours, from functioning with others in community, and from affirming people’s unique worth. It also steals contentment from the heart. Is there anything or anyone you are envious of?