When Jesus started His ministry, the very first thing He did was form a small group.
Worry is the warning light that shows I’ve stopped looking to God to meet my needs.
Humility is not denying your strengths, humility is being honest about your weaknesses.
If you prayed as much as you complain and quarrel, you’d have a lot less to argue about and much more peace of mind.
Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it.
There’s a Grand Designer behind everything. Your life is not a result of random chance, fate, or luck. There is a master plan. History is His story. God is pulling the strings.
Your value is not determined by your valuables, and God says the most valuable things in life are not things!
God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: ‘Use me.’
Well, in the first place, military service, they don’t call it service for nothing. You are actually serving your country. And it is a worthy and valid vocation.
Great opportunities may come once in a lifetime, but small opportunities surround us every day.
What gives me the most hope every day is God’s grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face, knowing that nothing is a surprise to God.
The closer you live to God, the smaller everything else appears.
You cannot exalt God and yourself at the same time.
The more you pray, the less you’ll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You’ll feel more patient and less pressured.
God sometimes removes a person from your life for your protection. Don’t run after them.
Fellowship is a place of grace, where mistakes aren’t rubbed in but rubbed out. Fellowship happens when mercy wins over justice.
In Psalm 72, Solomon prays for power and fame but he says the purpose of influence is to speak up for others and one is the immigrant. He doesn’t delineate between legal and illegal.
If you want God to bless you and use you greatly, you must be willing to walk with a limp the rest of your life, because God uses weak people.
It’s not what you do, but how much love you put into it that matters.
Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record.