“Measured against eternity, our time on earth is just a blink of an eye, but the consequences of it will last forever.”

If you are facing trouble right now, don’t ask, “Why me?” Instead ask, “What do you want me to learn?” Then trust God and keep on doing what’s right.

The purpose of influence is to “speak up for those who have no influence.” It’s not about you.

Failure isn’t a character quality. It’s just an event. How you respond to failure is your character.

If God only used perfect people, He would have no one to use.

God specializes in giving people a fresh start.

Life minus love equals zero.

Love leaves legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth.

You don’t bring glory or pleasure to God by hiding your abilities or by trying to be someone else. You only bring him enjoyment by being you.

God doesn’t intend for you to handle all the pain and stress in your life by yourself. We were wired for each other. We need each other.

God changes caterpillars into butterflies, sand into pearls and coal into diamonds using time and pressure. He’s working on you, too.

Other people are going to find healing in your wounds. Your greatest life messages and your most effective ministry will come out of your deepest hurts.

Nothing else you do will ever matter as much as helping people establish an eternal relationship with God.

You weren’t put on earth to be remembered. You were put here to prepare for eternity.

Pride builds walls between people, humility builds bridges.

When God is at the center of your life, you Worship, when He’s not, you Worry.

Wearing a mask wears you out. Faking it is fatiguing. The most exhausting activity is pretending to be what you know you aren’t.

There are eternal consequences resulting from all our thoughts, words and actions, of which we take far too little account.

The collapse of the global marketplace would be a traumatic event with unimaginable consequences. Yet I find it easier to imagine than the continuation of the present regime.

There is no such thing as a simple act of compassion or an inconsequential act of service. Everything we do for another person has infinite consequences.

Lukewarm people don’t really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.

Before the sin, Satan assures us that it is of no consequence; after the sin, he persuades us that it is unforgivable.

Never blame another person for your personal choices – you are still the one who must live out the consequences of your choices.

Be you. All of you. Without consequence. Without judgment.

[The Freedom of Information Act is] the Taj Mahal of the Doctrine of Unanticipated Consequences, the Sistine Chapel of Cost-Benefit Analysis Ignored.