Conversion is the work of the Holy Spirit.

If you are seeking to obey the Lord, expect opposition. Expect obstacles. Expect difficulties. But also expect God to see you through

You were placed on earth to know God. Everything else is secondary.

God's plans for you are better than any plans you have for yourself. So don't be afraid of God's will, even if it's different from yours.

Jesus did not say that the whole world should go to church.Essentia lly He said that the church should go to the whole world.

There's a difference between remorse and repentance. Remorse is being sorry for being caught. Repentance is being sorry enough to stop.

God is watching us, but He loves us so much that He can't take His eyes off us. We may lose sight of God, but He never loses sight of us.

Either you will have harmony with God and friction with people, or you will have harmony with people and friction with God.

So here is what it comes down to: the ultimate choice in life is between pleasing ourselves and pleasing God.

God will test you because He wants you to mature. He wants you to develop a walk with Him that is not based on your fluctuating emotions, but on your commitment to Him as you learn to walk by faith.

The most miserable man or woman is the one who knows what is right and does not do it.

Do not give your haters the gratification, It means you will never let yourself down.

Unhappiness does make people look stupid.

Every play I do, every book I write, every painting I paint, I will struggle with. I don't know what it's like for a project to come easy.

Remember, 'Rome was not built in a day.' Instant success is never possible. Competence results only from sustained, consistent, self-disciplined effort over an extended period of time.

But I think, and hope, that the novels can be understood and enjoyed as science fiction, on their own terms.

A September 2015 poll found that, by a 3-1 margin, voters are more likely to support political candidates who favor raising the minimum wage.

Bravery is believing in yourself, and that thing nobody can teach you.

After Skins I became mildly famous, which was a bit of a disaster.

Fame is an interesting phenomenon.

What is concisely referred to as global warming, is a fatal mistake of the present time.