If we see only the problems, we will be defeated; but if we see the possibilities in the problems, we can have victory.
God made us and God is able to empower us to do whatever he calls us to do. Denying that we can accomplish God’s work is not humility; it is the worst kind of pride.
The most miserable prison in the world is the prison we make for ourselves when we refuse to show mercy.
We do not understand and then obey: that is instruction. We obey by faith, and then we understand: that is illumination.
Opportunities energize the faithful and paralyze the fearful.
Outlook determines outcome.
You are a Christian because somebody cared. Now it’s your turn.
No matter how much you may change or how life may change, God never changes, and His promises never fail.
The world changes – circumstances change, we change – but God’s Word never changes.
People can’t see your root system, but God can. Praying and meditating on the Word of God will cause your roots to go down deep into His love.
Real contentment must come from within. You and I cannot change or control the world around us, but we can change and control the world within us.
It is easy to make excuses when we ought to be making opportunities.
Faithfulness in the small things will lead to blessing in the big things.
It is a remarkable thing that some of the most optimistic and enthusiastic people you will meet are those who have been through intense suffering.
The past can be a rudder that guides you or an anchor tha hinders you. Leave your mistakes with God and look to the future by faith.
God is more interested in the workman than in the work.
Sometimes fear comes, not before the battle or even in the midst of the battle, but after we have won the victory.
Discipleship is a daily discipline; we follow Jesus a step at a time, a day at a time.
Don’t waste your sufferings.
A realist is an idealist who has gone through the fire and been purified. A skeptic is an idealist who has gone through the fire and been burned.
Christ is more concerned about what we do with Him than for Him.