I may not be the man I want to be; I may not be the man I ought to be; I may not be the man I could be; I may not be the man I truly can be; but praise God, I’m not the man I once was.
You weren’t an accident. You weren’t mass produced. You aren’t an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on the earth by the Master Craftsman.
When you’re full of yourself, God can’t fill you. But when you empty yourself, God has a useful vessel.
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day.
You are valuable because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done – but simply because you are.
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!
God is God. He knows what he is doing. When you can’t trace his hand, trust his heart.
The key is this: Meet today’s problems with today’s strength. Don’t start tackling tomorrow’s problems until tomorrow. You do not have tomorrow’s strength yet. You simply have enough for today.
God’s present is his presence. His greatest gift is himself.
Remember, you are special because I made you. And I don’t make mistakes.
No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.
The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals.
Gratitude turns what we have into enough.
I play to win, whether during practice or a real game.
I didn’t come here to be average.
Failure gave me strength. Pain was my motivation.
Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering and the lonely right there where you are.
One thing will always secure heaven for us-the acts of charity and kindness with which we have filled our lives. We can do no great things, only small things with great love.
Do you want to do something beautiful for God? There is a person who needs you. This is your chance.
One thing that I ask of you: Never be afraid of giving. There is a deep joy in giving, since what we receive is much more than what we give.