“Focusing intently on Christ naturally results in a lifestyle of increasingly greater selflessness. And it has another benefit. Gazing on Christ gives us greater ability to look past life’s trials and remain calm in the midst of what others would call chaos.”

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.

Walk by faith! Stop the plague of worry. Relax! Learn to say, “Lord, this is Your battle.”

Vision is the ability to see God’s presence, to perceive God’s power, to focus on God’s plan in spite of the obstacles.

When you trust the Lord God to give you the next step, when you wait in humility upon Him, *He* will open the doors or close them, and you’ll get to rest and relax until He says, ‘Go.

God’s heavenly plan doesn’t always make earthly sense.

Attitude keeps me going or cripples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hopes. When my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me.

The ability to consciously decide and alter which direction is best for you in every moment is an amazing privilege. 

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Owning useless stuff has the ability to increase your stress and anxiety levels.

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

Ability and necessity dwell near each other.

Maturity is the ability to postpone gratification.

If you spend more and more money toward stuff, you lose focus on what matters most and lessen our ability to pursue it.  

The ability to say no is closely linked to self-confidence.