It is sad that today many times people give up in the hard times and never get to enjoy the fruit of all their labor.
Grace equals ability. God gives us grace to match our call. When we do our own thing, we do it on our own. When we follow His leading, He always supplies the grace and the energy to do what He’s calling us to do.
As believers, our joy and peace are not based in doing and achieving, but in believing. Joy and peace come as a result of building our relationship with the Lord.
People are born to be free; it’s a gift from God.
God is a good choice to lean on. He has a proven record of faithfulness to those who commit their lives to Him.
If we are ever going to develop an ability to hear from God and be led by His Spirit, we have to start making our own decisions and trust the wisdom God has deposited in our own heart.
I always say believe for a bunch, and even if you only get half of it you are better off than believing for a little and getting all of it.
Everytime you feed the flesh, you strenghten it. This is good if you are trying to build a good habit, but detrimental if you are trying to stop a bad habit. The way to “kill the flesh” is to starve it; to stop feeding it.
Stop being tomented by everyone else’s reaction to you.
Satan can control you if you let outward things determine your security.
80% of people’s problems are about how they feel about themselves.
When I ask people to give, I can’t be on television if they don’t; I can’t help people, if I don’t – I mean, it takes money.
When it comes to our everyday habits, it’s important to ask: ‘Am I putting God first?’
Where there is no opposition to evil, it multiplies.
Why is it that although it takes us years to get into our messes, we expect God to get us out of them in a few days?
You see, rebellion, and the disobedience it causes, keeps us from having the power of God that’s available to us as Christians.
Your emotions are very unstable and should never be the foundation for direction in your life.
Complaining is dangerous business. It can damage or even destroy your relationship with God, your relationships with other people, and even with your relationship with yourself.
I want to let you in on a little secret: I don’t always feel like I’m a success. That’s right. There are plenty of times when I feel like I’ve just totally messed up and failed to connect with the people I’m trying to communicate with.
Worry and reasoning are two of Satan’s most successful tools. He’ll get us started with one negative thought and then sit back and watch us finish ourselves off.