“Compromise is the welcome mat to deception.”

Much of today’s church relies more on a book the early church didn’t have, than the Holy Spirit they did.

Our mandate is simple: raise up a generation that can openly display the raw power of God

We did a 40 day fast. I bought 29 cookbooks. I don’t cook, but the pictures! I bought a deep-fryer and we don’t eat deep-fried food!

Living in regret will become your biggest regret.

Bible study without Bible experience is pointless.

The Bible was meant to be read by those in love. It’s sad when it’s not.

My responsibility is to obey, to surrender my heart and to yield myself to the will of God. It is in the process of obedience that we gain understanding.

Who I am in Christ is amazing. Who Christ is in me is the real story. It is beyond amazing.

People of excellence will always be brought before people of influence.

The biggest enemy to prayer is praying for something you already have.

Fear is a thief. It robbed Peter of a perfectly good walk on water, & kept the other eleven in the boat.

If you don’t live by the praise of men you won’t die by their criticism.

Divine favor causes you to rise to the top in your sphere of influence, and the reality is that favor can be recognized more easily is your start at the bottom.

It is unnatural for a Christian not to have an appetite for the impossible.

We don’t believe because we understand. We understand because we believe.

Any area of my life for which I have no hope is under the influence of a lie.

I don’t take pictures when I’m with my kids, for the sake of my kids. It’s important when you’re as busy as I am that you give your kids your time when you’re with them, and nothing compromises that. I’ve been lucky enough to have fans that understand that.

Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.

The Meanies want to take away your benefits, and the Weenies want to compromise with them.

You can’t always have the best team. It’s always a compromise.

There’s a lot of romance to sort of living by your own rules and sort of not subscribing to what society tells you to do, but society pushes back pretty strongly, so there’s a lot of compromise that goes with that.

It was a compromise. There was a sense that I could write my own memoirs, and Larry [Grobel] would help me down the line, or maybe not, maybe he was too close to me.

Adjust to your surroundings, because the world don’t wait for you.

You want the lyrics to match the melody, because if you are composing a song or recording a song, it’s cacophonous if they don’t match.