Yesterday you can’t alter, but your reaction to yesterday you can. The past you cannot change, but your response to your past you can.
You are heaven’s Halley’s comet; we have one shot at seeing you shine.
Answer the big question of eternity, and the little questions of life fall into perspective.
You don’t have wisdom for tomorrow’s problems. But you will tomorrow. You don’t have resources for tomorrow’s needs. But you will tomorrow. You don’t have courage for tomorrow’s challenges. But you will when tomorrow comes.
Your serenity matters to heaven. God’s presence encapsulates your life.
Give a man religion without reminding him of his filth, and the result will be arrogance in a three- piece suit.
I’ve never been surprised by God’s judgment, but I’m still stunned by His grace.
What we realize is number one, people want to know what the Bible says. In their heart, they want to know the Bible but it is just hard to understand the big picture of it. And number two, they want to know where they plug in.
The Bible is God’s Word given in man’s language.
The Land of Promise is for those who simply remain to the end.
The secret of loving is living loved.
Gratitude develops faith. The surest path out of a slump is marked by the road sign “thank you, God.”
His is a joy which consequences cannot quench. His is a peace which circumstances cannot steal.
There is a time for risky love. There is a time for extravagant gestures. There is a time to pour out your affections on one you love. And when the time comes – seize it, don’t miss it.
There’s something about compassion that causes society to say, ‘We’re going to take this person seriously.’ Take Mother Teresa. She was confrontational on abortion, but she wasn’t rejected by society.
Remember, you are special because I made you. And I don’t make mistakes.
I get one hour, really 25 minutes in a sermon on a weekend, to combat all the hours of the week that people are told you are what you have through billboards, commercials, and sitcoms, and so forth.
One of the things I discover a lot in marriage counseling is the husband or wife trying to get their spiritual thirst quenched by their partner; I think that’s a real common mistake that we make.
God is not troubled by one who is conservative or liberal, and He certainly never inclines His ear toward a donkey or an elephant.
God will use whatever he wants to display his glory. Heavens and stars. History and nations. People and problems.