“If you never get criticized, chances are you aren’t getting anything done.”

No marriage is “too dead” for the Lord to restore.

[God] is able to take your life, with all of the heartache, all of the pain, all of the regret, all of the missed opportunities, and use you for His glory.

Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the arena of life.

We really shouldn’t look like a church.’ I’ve heard that so much I want to vomit. ‘Why?’ I ask. ‘Do you want your bank to look like a bank? Do you want your doctor’s office to look like a doctor’s office, or would you prefer your doctor to dress like a clown?’

Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity.

10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react.

If you want to stop an argument, close your mouth.

A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters.

The past is over forget it. The future holds hope reach for it.

The world has changed and it’s going to keep changing, but God never changes; so we are safe when we cling to Him.

Faith does not change my circumstances; faith changes me. Faith may not bring in the tuition check when I need it, but faith will give me what it takes to hang on.

Encouragement is awesome. It (can) actually change the course of another person’s day, week, or life.

God doesn’t work on our timetable. He has a plan that He will execute perfectly and for the highest, greatest good of all, and for His ultimate glory.

The size of a challenge should never be measured by what we have to offer. It will never be enough. Furthermore, provision is God’s responsibility, not ours. We are merely called to commit what we have – even if it’s no more than a sack lunch.

Friends make life a lot more fun.

If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it’d be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.

Never lose a chance: it doesn’t come every day.

If I am only happy for myself, many fewer chances for happiness. If I am happy when good things happen to other people, billions more chances to be happy!

The next time you encounter a difficult obstacle or problem, you should smile and say, Here’s my chance to grow.

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

We are not trying to entertain the critics. I’ll take my chances with the public.

If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.

Chance favors the prepared mind. The more you practice, the luckier you become.