“It may be difficult to understand why a test comes our way, but we must never forget that the test is accomplishing refining and purification.”

If your faith isn’t rooted in the Bible, it will wither like a plant pulled out of the soil.

If people are kicking you in the behind, at least you’re in front of them.

The farther we get from God, the more the world spirals out of control.

Knowing we will be with Christ forever far outweighs our burdens today! Keep your eyes on eternity!

The will of God will not take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us.

A suffering person does not need a lecture – he needs a listener.

My one purpose in life is to help people find a personal relationship with God, which, I believe, comes through knowing Christ.

A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.

Don’t let past mistakes keep you from seeking God

Whatever affliction comes in our life, our Lord goes into the valley with us, leading us by the hand, even carrying us when it is necessary.

Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil – it has no point.

We have perfected our weapons but failed to perfect the men who use them.

Suffering is part of the human condition, and it comes to us all. The key is how we react to it, either turning away from God in anger and bitterness or growing closer to Him in trust and confidence.

Don’t let failure or disappointment cut you off from God or make you think that the future is hopeless. When God closes one door, He often opens another door – if we seek it.

Don’t ever hesitate to take to [God] whatever is on your heart. He already knows it anyway, but He doesn’t want you to bear its pain or celebrate its joy alone.

Most of us know about God, but that is quite different from knowing God.

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.

Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not pull us to new depths of despair. From honest failure can come valuable experience.

The man who becomes angry never does a great amount of work, and the man whom nothing can make angry accomplishes so much.

I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can’t be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.

These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.

The focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.

Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.

You accomplish more with a smile, a handshake, and a gun than you do with just a smile and a handshake.