When you are giving people the gospel, you are giving them something to believe, and you have to set the stage for that. You don’t just drive up and dump the truck and drive off.
Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.
Prayer is an investment. The time you dedicate to prayer isn’t lost; it will return dividends far greater than what a few moments spent on a task ever could. If we fail to cultivate this discipline, prayer winds up being our last resort rather than our first response.
The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.
Vision is the ability to see God’s presence, to perceive God’s power, to focus on God’s plan in spite of the obstacles.
I’m here today to warn you: I want you to watch out for the adversary. Guard yourself from any spirit of entitlement. Restrain any and all subtle temptation to gain attention or to find ways to promote yourself.
Encourage one another. Many times a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept people on their feet.
Honesty has a beautiful and refreshing simplicity about it. No ulterior motives. No hidden meanings. An absence of hypocrisy, duplicity, political games, and verbal superficiality. As honesty and real integrity characterize our lives, there will be no need to manipulate others.
Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the arena of life.
Today is unique! It has never occurred and it will never be repeated. At midnight it will end, quietly, suddenly, totally. Forever. But the hours between now and then are opportunities with eternal possibilities.
Times may be hard and people may be demanding, but never forget that life is special. Every single day is a special day. God is at work in you!
Encouragement is awesome. Think about it. It has the capacity to lift a man’s or a woman’s shoulders. To breathe fresh air into the fading embers of a smoldering dream. To actually change the course of another human being’s day, week, or life.
The stronger the winds, the deeper the roots, and the longer the winds, the more beautiful the tree.
The more impossible the situation, the greater God accomplishes His work.
Love has been called the most effective motivational force in all the world. When love is at work in us, it is remarkable how giving and forgiving, understanding and tolerant we can be.
We aren’t just thrown on this earth like dice tossed across a table. We are lovingly placed here for a purpose.
On tough days, you gotta have heart. Don’t quit, whatever you do. Persevere.
Refuse to let your situation determine your attitude.
Make a plan now to keep a daily appointment with God. The enemy is going to tell you to set it aside, but you must carve out the time. If you’re too busy to meet with the Lord, friend, then you are simply too busy.
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.