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

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.

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.

Stay strong! Your test will become your test-imony, your mess will become your mess-age.

God is always near us. Always for us. Always in us.

Don’t quit. For if you do, you may miss the answer to your prayers.

Find joy in the ordinary.

Conflict is inevitable but combat is optional.

Love your enemies and hate your friends, your enemies remain the same your friends always change.

Interesting things come your way but as you get older, your lifestyle changes. I don’t want to travel; I don’t want to be in a hotel room away from my family.

A job is not a career. I think I started out with a job. It turned into a career and changed my life.

I’ve learned, That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.

Cinema is changing every week, and multiplex audiences are demanding every week.

As the times change, people change, and so do their tastes, so I try to understand what the public wants, what they require. I have tried to make the music a bit easier for them to understand.

Fill this cup to that love that never changes, never! Fill this cup to the love that goes on living forever! To the love that has been purified by earthly woes and at last with everlasting bliss, divinely glows!

Do we want to be successful, or do we just want to make noise just to make it? Or just to put something on the record? I’ll be honest with you, I’m tired of putting stuff on the record. I’m ready to see some real transformation and change.