“God has the final say over your dreams. People may have discouraged you, but what He promised is on the way.”

We are praying for the members of our armed forces and their families as we honor their sacrifice this Memorial Day.

God will transform the valley of trouble into a gateway of hope.

You can’t live with no passion, no zeal: get up, go to work, come home, do it all again. That flame won’t grow without you stirring it.

Quit wasting time trying to convince someone to understand you when they’re determined to misunderstand you.

It doesn’t matter who likes you or doesn’t like you, all that matters is that God likes you. He accepts you, he approves of you.

This is a new day of freedom, a new day of wholeness, a new day of increase.

Freedom begins when you start praying bold prayers.

Look for opportunities to do good.

Nothing you face can keep you from your purpose.

The valley is leading you to new levels, to better relationships, to greater influence.

When God breathed His life into you, He filled you with greatness and purpose. Like good seed planted in the dirt, you were created to rise above every obstacle.

Don’t use your words to describe the situation. Use your words to change the situation.

The delays, the detours, the disappointments didn’t stop God’s plan.

A father’s love always brings healing.

Little faith can open big doors.

God is doing a new thing. He’s looking for people whose hearts are turned toward Him.

It is impossible to discourage the real writers – they don’t give a damn what you say, they’re going to write.

Being disappointed is one thing and being discouraged is something else. I am disappointed but I am not discouraged.

Successful people will always tell you you can do something. It’s the people who have never accomplished anything who will always discourage you from trying to achieve excellent things.

A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying.

Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.

Let the possibilities inspire you more than the obstacles discourage you.

I haven’t encouraged [Julia Marie Pacino] or discouraged her. I let her go her own way.

Managing can be more discouraging than playing, especially when you’re losing because when you’re a player, there are at least individual goals you can shoot for.