We open the door for God to work by placing faith in His Word, and we open the door for Satan to work by placing faith in his word. He places thought in our minds that are not true, but can become true for us if they are believed.
I've learned through my own relationship with God that He's not expecting me to be perfect; He wants me to do my best to be in His will and take steps of faith as He leads me, through His Word and the promptings He speaks to my heart.
When you're in a leadership role, you can never please all of the people all of the time. There's also a lot of responsibility that goes along with it that others may not realize.
I spent most of the early years of my walk with God focused on what was wrong with me. Most of us probably do that, hoping to change ourselves.
When we make a true commitment to walk in love, it usually causes a huge shift in our lifestyle. Many of our ways - our thoughts, our conversation, our habits - have to change.
I need to keep pressing on until I am thoroughly thankful.
Make happiness a habit. Be so happy you drive the devil stark-raving mad.
Willpower is that thing CEOs and professional athletes tell us they used to make it to the top.
If we are addicted to people's approval, we will always experience pain when that approval is withdrawn--as it always is.
My father was a mean, controlling and manipulative person for most of his life. He was unpredictable and unstable.
Nobody can ever say that being negative ever helped them at all - not in any way.
Nobody likes to have trouble. The moment we get a hint that it's coming, a common response is, 'Oh no! Not again!'
It's amazing to me the number of people who will volunteer to help at church but won't lift a finger to help at home!
The flesh, or human nature, is generally lazy and self-centered.
Many people in the western world are spoiled by the conveniences of our culture.
The more we keep our mind on ourselves and our wants, the more unhappy we become. God wants us to love others and meet their needs.
I'm only going to stand before God and give an account for my life, not for somebody else's life. If I have a bad attitude, then I need to say there's no point in me blaming you for what's wrong in my life.
It is better to dream big and get half of it, then dream small and get all of it.
Sowing and reaping is a spiritual law...Sow generously and you will reap generously.
If we're really honest with ourselves, most of us will admit that we want to impress people, and this is what's causing us to do what we do.
It seems like a lot of people seek their peace in things. And most of us are not even satisfied with the things we have... we always want more.
God can't drive a parked car.
Having everything your way is highly overrated.
Jesus never mistreated anyone just because they mistreated Him. He confronted them in a spirit of gentleness and then continued to love them.
1 Peter 5 - Be well balanced because Satan 'roams about like a hungry lion seeking who he can devour.