“Dream big don’t let anybody or anything break your wishbone. Stay strong, full of faith, and courageous. Keep that backbone straight. And along the way, don’t forget to laugh and enjoy the journey.”

The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.

One of the problems with worry is that it keeps you from enjoying what you have.

Consistency: It’s the jewel worth wearing; It’s the anchor worth weighing; It’s the thread worth weaving; It’s a battle worth winning.

If you are having difficulty loving or relating to an individual, take him to God. Bother the Lord with this person. Don’t you be bothered with him – leave him at the throne.

Strength comes from choosing to fully trust, pray, and praise. Our circumstances may not change, but in the process we change.

Tell yourself right now and throughout today, that it’s okay to draw away from the maddening crowd. Jesus did; so can you.

Every one of us can blame somebody for something that has happened in our lives. But don’t waste your time. What we need most is a steady stream of love flowing among us. Love that quickly forgives, willingly overlooks, and refuses to take offense.

It helps me if I remember that God is in charge of my day – not I.

Don’t seek more days in your life but more life in your days.

We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.

Don’t expect wisdom to come into your life like great chunks of rock on a conveyor belt. Wisdom comes privately from God as a byproduct of right decisions, godly reactions, and the application of spiritual principles to daily circumstances.

There is no counsel like God’s counsel. No comfort like His comfort. No wisdom more profound than the wisdom of the Scriptures.

Believing in grace is one thing. Living it is another.

People who are close to God cultivate a personal intimacy with Him like a good gardener cultivates beautiful flowers.

Do you want to be wise? Choose wise friends

One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable.

It didn’t kill me when you left still, something within me died.

One thing I know for sure about raising children is that every single day a kid needs discipline. But also every single day a kid needs a break.

I write pretty often. I have a home studio. Music is what I do for fun. I never get tired of it, so to take a break from [TV and movies], I would go make some music.

Yielding to Jesus will break every form of slavery in any human life.

I miss you now since you were here than you never where. I’d forgotten what its like to watch the world with you and how much you feel like home.

God never breaks His promises.

You have to learn the rules to be able to know how to break them.

I closed a lot of doors, that used to be wide open. Bolted them shut so you couldn’t break them down again.