A season of suffering is a small assignment when compared to the reward. Rather than begrudge your problem, explore it. Ponder it. And most of all, use it. Use it to the glory of God.
Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realising you were the prisoner!
Compassion gives us a common ground to stand on regardless of your faith background. It gives us a chance to stand shoulder-to-shoulder rather than go fist-to-fist with somebody.
Yes, your family history has some sad chapters. But your history doesn’t have to be your future. The generational garbage can stop here and now.
I believe ingratitude is the original sin. I believe if Adam and Eve had been grateful for the garden of Eden they had, they would not have been so focused on the one tree they didn’t have.
Worship is the thank you that can’t be silenced.
If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek His grace.
To the loved, a word of affection is a morsel; but to the love-starved, a word of affection can be a feast.
Even though you may not understand how God works, you know he does.
Our belief in God is not blind faith. Belief is having a firm conviction something is true, not hoping it’s true.
Those who successfully go through tough times do so because they keep insisting.
A book should be a garden that fits in the hands. Word-petals of color. Stems of strength. roots of truth. Turn a page and turn the seasons. Read the sentence and enjoy the roses.
God loves you simply because He has chosen to do so. He loves you when you don’t feel lovely. He loves you when no one else loves you. Others may abandon you, divorce you, and ignore you, but God will love you always. No matter what!
Worry divides the mind.
A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
But by faith you look in the mirror and see a robed prodigal bearing the ring of grace on your finger and the kiss of your Father on your face.
Da Vinci painted one Mona Lisa. Beethoven composed one Fifth Symphony. And God made one version of you.
The magical dust of Christmas glittered on the cheeks of humanity ever so briefly, reminding us of what is worth having and what we were intended to be.
Vengeance fixes your attention on life’s ugliest moments. Is this where you want to look? Remember: God dispenses perfect justice.
We’re important, but not essential; valuable, but not indispensable. We have a part in the play, but we are not the main act. A song to sing, but we are not the featured voice. God is.