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You are loved by the One who knows you best. God's love will never disappoint you and never give up on you.

William James said, The best use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it.

Keep your hope in the Lord and your eyes focused on the hope of Heaven, not just on the here and now.

Never use prayer as an excuse to procrastinate doing what you already know is the right thing to do.

Obedience unlocks understanding.

To make the most of your life, you must keep the vision of eternity continually in your mind and the value of it in your heart.

Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities. The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you depending on how you respond to them.

Many diets and fitness plans use guilt as a motivation, but that never works in the long run.

The secret of effectiveness is to know what really counts, then do what really counts, and not worry about all the rest.

There are illegitimate parents, but I don't believe there are any illegitimate children.

Christlikeness is not produced by imitation, but by inhabitation.

If you try to serve people, it impresses them. If you try to impress people it irritates them.

Knowing your purpose focuses your life.

You are never persuasive when you're abrasive.

Whenever you serve others in any way, you are actually serving God.

60 percent of your brain is made from fat, specifically DHA.

I am opposed to the redefinition of marriage.

Receiving, reading, researching, remembering, and reflecting on the Word of God are all useless if we fail to put what we learn into practice.

Absolutely nothing will revitalize a discouraged church faster than rediscovering it's purpose.

Vulnerability is an endearing quality; we are naturally drawn to humble people.

What's true or right is NEVER determined by popularity or polls. The right thing is often unpopular since it's harder to do.

Most important, you must learn to love lost people the way God does.

If you don't know how to be happy with what you have, you will never be happy with more.

Jesus has not promised to build your ministry; he has promised to build his church.

God is at work in the world, and He wants you to join Him ... You are the only Christian some people will ever know.

Every time you try to block a thought out of your mind, you drive it deeper into your memory. By resisting it, you actually reinforce it.

Prayer is the greatest use of my words.

People respond to vision, not need.

Eggs do not raise your cholesterol; they do just the opposite.

THE HEART OF WORSHIP IS SURRENDER.

Living for God's glory is the greatest achievement we can accomplish with our lives.

The biblical word for personal change is repentance.

This truth, that I have to please only God, is an important key to becoming resistant to being manipulated by disapproval from others.

There's not a person on earth that God doesn't love, but God wants us to learn to love him back.

A truly free society protects all faiths, and true faith protects a free society.

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

My ultimate goal ... is for you to live the life you're intended to live.

Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self.

You focus your attention on a single truth from the Bible and then continue to think about it throughout your day.

People are always more encouraged when we share how God's grace helped us in weakness than when we brag about our strengths.

Our philosophy is that if it was grown on a plant, eat it. If it was made in a plant, leave it on the shelf.

Leaders don't do what they WANT to do;they do whatever is necessary.

The miracle of Christmas is not on 34th street; it's in Bethlehem.

God's purpose is not limited by your past.

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

What do you have that God hasn't given you? And if all you have is from God, why boast as though you have accomplished something on your own?

Your wisest moments will be those when you say yes to God.

It is not always convenient or comfortable, and sometimes worship is a sheer act of the will--a willing sacrifice.

If you prayed as much as you worry, you'd have nothing to worry about.

Your past, present, and future are taken care of as you put your trust in Jesus.

In Eden, worship was not an event to attend, but a perpetual attitude.

POINT TO PONDER: Blessed are the balanced.

God is never in a hurry, but he is always on time.

it's hard to be spiritually strong and mentally alert when you are emotionally stressed or physically fatigued.

Bible says, Know where you are headed, and you will stay on solid ground.

The Bible says, Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.

Life is about letting God use you for his purposes, not using him for your own purpose.

When you committed your life to Christ, he moved into the center; but you must keep him there through worship.

If God was small enough for you to completely understand him, he wouldn't be big enough for you to completely trust him.

The books that have helped me most are the ones I reacted to, not just read

At most, you will live a hundred years on earth, but you will spend forever in eternity.

The only way to always be relevant is to focus on what's eternal. Everything in style will soon be out of style.

Never be impressed with charisma. Look for character.

Glory in your weaknesses. Paul said, "I am going to boast only about how weak I am and how great God is to use such weakness for his glory."21

If you aren't serving, you're just existing, because life is meant for ministry.

Never again should you wonder what you have to be thankful for.

You are as close to God as you choose to be.

God is waiting for you to start making healthy choices.

Because God is with you all the time, no place is any closer to God than the place where you are right now.

But no one who is lost has lost one ounce of value to God. Even if you don't have a relationship with him, you have immense value to God.

Marriage doesn't create problems. It reveals them. You bring unresolved stuff into it.

Without implementation, all of our Bible studies are worthless.

A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life.

The purpose of influence is to "speak up for those who have no influence." (Pr.31:8) It's not about you.

Obedience unlocks God's power.

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

I think we live in a pluralistic society where we have to get along with each other and show common grace to each other.

Every temptation is an offer to doubt God's love and wisdom.

Living the rest of your life for the glory of God will require a change in your priorities, your schedule, your relationships, and everything else.

When you win, don't swagger. When you lose, don't sulk.

People may refuse our love or reject our message, but they are defenseless against our prayers.

Repetition is the mother of character and skill.

Surrendering to God is not passive resignation, fatalism, or an excuse for laziness.

Little people belittle people. Great people make people feel great.

Interior of his purposes ... . It's not the latest message, but more like the oldest

The heirloom biblical wheat of our ancestors is something modern humans never eat.

There are many pitfalls in the marathon of life. But regardless of what you go through, you can count on God's sustaining grace.

In pain, I'd rather walk with Jesus with all of my questions, than walk by myself with all the answers.

We're always just one decision away from disaster."
"When you lack wisdom,ask God who gives generously to all."James1:5

Churches know more about poverty than any government will ever know, because we're dealing with the poor every day.

Great opportunities may come once in a lifetime, but small opportunities surround us every day.

I have always been blessed with an enormous amount of energy. And so I didn't take care of my health at all.

Circumstances cannot change the character of God.

Living by faith isn't living with certainty. It's trusting God in spite of unanswered questions and unresolved doubts.

If you give it to God, He transforms your test into a testimony, your mess into a message, and your misery into a ministry.

Grief is a good thing. It's the way we get through the transitions of life.

A Christian ought to speak kindly even when given the opportunity to retaliate.

Every time you defeat a temptation, you become more like Jesus!

You have to trust God even when you don't get what you want.