The press concentrates on a divorce an actor's going through and they ignore the good performances he gives, or the causes that he works for.
We live in a time-crunched world, and just about everything we do seems to be urgent.
We suffer much agony because we try to get from people what only God can give us, which is a sense of worth and value. Look to God for what you need, not to people.
Faith is having a positive attitude about what you can do and not worrying at all about what you can't do.
Peter was the only one who walked on water besides Jesus, but he was also the only one who got out of the boat. Until you make a decision to believe, and then act on it, nothing will happen.
When you focus on how wonderful God is and all the great things He's done. . . is doing. . . and even will do in your life, your natural response will be praise, adoration and awe. Don't let yourself ever get used to it. . . stay amazed!
If you look at your circumstances you will put off doing what God is telling you to do. It can seem like the worst time to do whatever God says to do. BUT there is an anointing on "now" if God has told you to act.
Free-diving is all about dealing with anxiety. I've blacked out a few times. I've had big black-outs.
The secret of Soto Zen is just two words: not always so. . . . In Japanese, it's two words, three words in English. That is the secret of our practice.
Is not where I live happily ever after, or who with. It's the fact that I live happily ever after.
Every time we sin in thought, word, or deed, we're essentially saying in that moment that, "I don't need you God. I don't want you God. I like my way better than your way. "