“Be patient. God is using today’s difficulties to strengthen you for tomorrow. He is equipping you. The God who makes things grow will help you bear fruit.”

A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.

Meet your fears with faith.

You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you.

You are valuable because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done – but simply because you are.

What causes us to think of prayer as the last option rather than the first? I can think of two reasons: feelings of independence and feelings of insignificance.

If today were your last, would you do what you’re doing? Or would you love more, give more, forgive more?

God never promises to remove us from our struggles. He does promise, however, to change the way we look at them.

Don’t measure the size of the mountain; talk to the One who can move it.

The difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.

God does uncommon things through common people in common places.

As we meditate on Christ’s life, we find strength for our own.

I choose love. No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness, I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.

God has enough grace to solve every dilemma you face, wipe every tear you cry, and answer every question you ask.

Nails didn’t hold God to a cross. Love did.

Your goal is not to know every detail of the future. Your goal is to hold the hand of the One who does and never, ever let go.

Don’t worry about having the right words; worry more about having the right heart. It’s not eloquence he seeks, just honesty.

One of the most difficult things in writing a novel or anything at all is to choose the point of view from which it’s going to be told.

Perfection is very difficult to achieve, and perfection was what I wanted in McDonald’s. Everything else was secondary for me.

It is the obvious which is so difficult to see most of the time. People say ‘It’s as plain as the nose on your face.’ But how much of the nose on your face can you see, unless someone holds a mirror up to you?

Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.

It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.

Draw a balance between the present and the future and one advice I give to every young Indian – the most difficult thing in India, urban India, is housing. So first thing that you do is try and buy house as that gives a great sense of security.

We must love Christ and always seek Christ’s embraces. Then everything difficult will seem easy.

There are uses to adversity, and they don’t reveal themselves until tested. Whether it’s serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths.