“The tree on the mountain takes whatever the weather brings. If it has any choice at all, it is in putting down roots as deeply as possible.”—Each New Day”

If a bird is flying for pleasure, it flies with the wind, but if it meets danger it turns and faces the wind, in order that it may rise higher.

Forgiveness is not an emotion; it is an act of the will.

No matter how deep our darkness, he is deeper still.

In darkness God’s truth shines most clear.

You know, eternal life does not start when we go to heaven. It starts the moment you reach out to Jesus. He never turns His back on anyone. And He is waiting for you.

There is no panic in Heaven! God has no problems, only plans.

The first step on the way to victory is to recognize the enemy.

There is no pit so deep, that God’s love is not deeper still.

Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.

We must mirror God’s love in the midst of a world full of hatred. We are the mirrors of God’s love, so we may show Jesus by our lives.

When people come up and give me a compliment. I take each remark as if it were a flower. At the end of the day I lift up the bouquet of flowers I have gathered throughout the day and say, ‘Here you are, Lord, it is all Yours.’

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.

I have experienced His presence in the deepest hell that man can create. I have really tested the promises of the Bible, and believe me, you can count on them.

We can’t solve problems for others. We can introduce them to the Lord.

If God has called you, do not spend time looking over your shoulder to see who is following you.

Worries carry responsibilities that belong to God, not to you. Worry does not enable us to escape evil; it makes us unfit to cope with it when it comes.

I rather fall in love over and over again and get hurt all over again than feeling dead inside.

Be proud, of the way you chose not to repeat that cycle again.

A tragedy is; I choose you. You choose me. Hearts choose safety.

Choose your battles one way or another. The world is overwhelming af already.

Don’t be a time manager, be a priority manager.

Weigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.

It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.