But I want to motivate. I wanna motivate every person to leave here to be a better father, a better husband, to break addictions to come up higher in their walk with the Lord.
I don’t have it in my heart to condemn people. I’m here to encourage them. I see myself more as a coach, as a motivator to help them experience the life God has for us.
Our whole message is it’s easy to just keep preaching to the church and people that already come.
We can all control our own destiny. And I think sometimes it’s a copout to say, “Well, it’s this person’s fault or another person’s fault.”
We live in a society that likes to kick people when they’re down. Don’t be a fair-weather friend. Stick with people. They need you more in the tough times than they do in the good times.
I realize that as quick as you go up, you can really come down that quick. And we’ve seen it happen with others.
God honors obedience, and He has distinct plans for us. I think the dreams that God puts in our hearts, we can fulfill. He’s equipped us for that.
I’ve learned a simple principle: all I have to do is be the best ‘me’ that I can be. One day when I read the Scripture about David, that he fulfilled his purpose for his generation. I knew God spoke to me.
You cannot soar with the eagles as long as you hang out with the turkeys.
God has already lined up the right people for you, people that will inspire you, challenge you and motivate you. If you’ll let go of the wrong people, then the right people will show up.
God can make greatness out of a great mess.
Today, decide not to speak negatively about yourself. When you criticize yourself, you are criticizing God’s very own creation.
Faith doesn’t always instantly deliver you, but it always carries you through.
Don’t hold on to the old when you’re being led somewhere new. Come out of your comfort zone.
You will become what you believe. The truth is, I am what I am today because of what I believed about myself yesterday. And I will be tomorrow what I believe about myself right now.
I am the sum total of what I have been confessing through the years.
I will not talk to God about how big my problems are. I will talk to my problems about how big my God is. This is my declaration.
You control the doorway to your mind.
God made us for more than just barely getting by. We weren’t meant to sit on the sidelines of life because with God, we are on the winning team!
The only difference between black coal and a precious diamond is the amount of pressure it endured.