Your life is going to be determined by your prayer life.
If you put your faith in yourself and your abilities, intellect and dreams, then your foundation is only as strong as you are.
Take steps each day to be sure your life expresses commitment to Jesus.
Too many Christians have a commitment of convenience. They'll stay faithful as long as it's safe and doesn't involve risk, rejection, or criticism. Instead of standing alone in the face of challenge or temptation, they check to see which way their friends are going.
You will never go wrong obeying God.
You may go through difficulty, hardship, or trial—but as long as you are anchored to Him, you will have hope.
We can be tired, weary and emotionally distraught, but after spending time alone with God, we find that He injects into our bodies energy, power and strength.
The circumstances and events that we see as setbacks are oftentimes the very things that launch us into periods of intense spiritual growth
Often times God wants us to sit before Him in quietness. He doesn't want us to do all the talking. As Is. 30:15 says "In quiet and confidence will be your strength."
The bottom line in the Christian life is obedience and most people don't even like the word.
Kindness is not something that we put on for certain occasions, like a piece of jewelry; rather, it is an attribute of God's that He desires to reproduce in us.
Nobody else can make us discouraged; it is a choice that we alone make when facing disappointments.
Suffering prepares you by training you to trust God and know that He is always at work in your life.
A Christian has no right being in a fight unless it's a spiritual fight.
Adversity is always unexpected and unwelcomed. It is an intruder and a thief. But in the hands of God, adversity becomes the means through which HIS Supernatural Power is demonstrated.
Focusing on difficulties intensifies and enlarges the problem. When we focus our attention on God, the problem is put into its proper perspective and it no longer overwhelms us.
The gate is small because truth guards the entrance. The way is narrow because the Lord protects us with wise boundaries.
If God has positioned us in a certain place, we must leave all the details to Him.
The time you spend alone with God will transform your character and increase your devotion. Then your integrity and godly behavior in an unbelieving world will make others long to know the Lord.
Earthly wisdom is doing what comes naturally. Godly wisdom is doing what the Holy Spirit compels us to do.
In times of defeat, we never know how close we are to victory. In every event of failure, God has planted a seed of success.
Of all the things Christ wants for us, loving Him and focusing our attention on Him are the most important.
Our problems may stay, our circumstances may remain, but we know God is in control. We are focused on His adequacy, not our inadequacy.
When trouble comes, focus on God's ability to care for you.
God wants us to seek Him more than anything else, even more than we seek answers to prayer. When we come to God in prayer, sometimes our hearts are so full of what we want that we leave God out. Our minds become consumed with the gift rather than the giver.
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