The flesh, or human nature, is generally lazy and self-centered.
Real life is the life that’s in you, not your circumstances, like where you live or what job you have or who you’re in relationship with.
Jesus didn’t die for us so we could pretend to be something we’re not.
It’s certainly not wrong to want to be a better person. God gave us that desire.
It’s amazing to me the number of people who will volunteer to help at church but won’t lift a finger to help at home!
A lot of times, people make other people responsible for their joy: ‘You’re not making me happy, you’re not doing this, you’re not doing that.’
Good intentions never change anything. They only become a deeper and deeper rut.
Frustration is a sign I am acting independently. The more you try your own way, the tighter the doors will stay closed.
Character is expressed through our behavior patterns, or natural responses to things.
It’s so important to realize that every time you get upset, it drains your emotional energy. Losing your cool makes you tired. Getting angry a lot messes with your health.
Feeling sorry for ourselves is the most useless waste of energy on the planet. It does absolutely no good. We can’t let our circumstances or what others do or don’t do control us. We can decide to be happy regardless.
We have an epidemic of insecure people in our society today.
Many sophisticated, intelligent people lack wisdom and common sense.
Forgiveness is not a one-time thing that happened the day you received Christ. It is an everyday thing, for the rest of your life.
Don’t judge other people. For example, if you want God’s anointing to be on you for parenting, you need to be careful not to criticize other parents.
I used to have a real problem with self-pity. Every time the devil would throw a pity party, I would attend.
Over the years, I’ve learned that a confident person doesn’t concentrate or focus on their weaknesses – they maximize their strengths.
Some people have a difficult time facing truth and reality. They prefer to live in a make-believe world, pretending that certain things aren’t happening.
If you know how to worry, you know how to meditate. It means to think of something over and over.
Giving is just one way of expressing that God has been good to you and will continue to do so through your being good to others.