“People do not plan to mess up their lives. They just don’t plan not to.”

Peace is a fruit of the Spirit, not the byproduct of accumulated wealth.

Many years from now, what would you like people to line up and thank you for?

God often showcases his power on the stage of human weakness.

Yes, God uses the uneducated to confound the wise. But that doesn’t make ignorance a virtue.

Which of these statements creates more anxiety in you: ‘There is no God’ or ‘There is no money’?

Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior.

We’re so absorbed in the effort to get rich, we no longer recognize when we are rich.

You can’t influence people you refuse to associate with.

Your friends will determine the quality and direction of your life.

Everything now will prepare you for the next step. Don’t run from adversity; lean into it with all your heart and God will make you a leader worth following.

One of the exciting things about being a believer is watching God unveil His plan for our lives.

There is something insincere about a man or woman who repeatedly tells God how much he or she loves Him while refusing to obey Him.

My high school science teacher once told me that much of Genesis is false. But since my high school teacher did not prove he was God by rising from the dead, I’m going to believe Jesus instead.

In the shadow of my hurt, forgiveness feel like a decision to reward my enemy. But in the shadow of the cross, forgiveness is merely a gift from one undeserving soul to another.

There is an appropriate way to use your story, not as an excuse but as a testimony to God’s ability to free you from the past.

Your greatest accomplishment may not be something you do but someone you raise.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.

How can you thank a man for giving you what’s already yours? How then can you thank him for giving you only part of what is yours?

I don’t have time means I don’t want you anymore.

Anyone who has no need of anybody but himself is either a beast or a God.

People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons.

Everything looks bad if you remember it.

Love can sometimes achieve the impossible.

The day is for honest men, the night for thieves.