Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.
We're not in control but we do have a greater hope and we do have a source of joy that isn't based on our circumstances.
Worry is a waste of energy. It cant change the past. It cant control the future. It only makes today miserable
Remember how far you've come, not just how far you have to go. You are not where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be.
It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny. Every other path leads to a dead end.
We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.
I invite you to bow your head and quietly whisper the prayer that will change your eternity: Jesus I believe in you and I receive you.
People like to have fun and they like to laugh. And when you laugh, it's much easier to convince people and they laugh with you, rather than being angry. And I think laughter's always nice and I've always liked it.
The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire.
Sometimes God calls a person to unbelief in order that faith may take new forms.
I had very few friends. We always ate dinner with our parents. We didn't want to go out. American adolescence was a lot wilder than I would have felt comfortable with.