It’s easy to demonize from a distance.
Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves that allows us to get on with our lives instead of being trapped in the past by resentment.
The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose.
Pride builds walls between people, humility builds bridges.
Many people are reluctant to show mercy because they don’t understand the difference between trust and forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past. Trust has to do with future behavior.
There is nothing quite as potent as a focused life, one lived on purpose.
What matters is not the duration of your life, but the donation of it.
Every time you defeat a temptation, you become more like Jesus!
Resentment always hurts you more than the person you resent.
Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test.
Life is about letting God use you for his purposes, not using him for your own purpose.
Because God is love, the most important lesson he wants you to learn on earth is how to love.
Let your broken heart create an open heart.
If you don’t know how to do it, get around someone else who does.
Longing for the ideal while criticizing the real is evidence of immaturity. On the other hand, settling for the real without striving for the ideal is complacency. Maturity is living with the tension.
A church must grow larger and smaller at the same time. Larger through worship and smaller through small groups.
Great leaders genuinely care for and love the people they lead more than they love leading itself.
Willpower can produce short-term change, but it creates constant internal stress because you haven’t dealt with the root cause.
Your wisest moments will be those when you say yes to God.
Learning to love unselfishly is not an easy task. It runs counter to our self-centered nature.