God is in control and therefore in everything I can give thanks.

God is in control, and therefore in EVERYTHING I can give thanks - not because of the situation but because of the One who directs and rules over it.

Snuggle in God's arms. When you are hurting, when you feel lonely, left out. let Him cradle you, comfort you, reassure you of His all-sufficient power and love.

The will of God for your life is simply that you submit yourself to Him each day and say, 'Father, Your will for today is mine. You lead me today and I will follow.

What is courage? It is the ability to be strong in trust, in conviction, in obedience. To be courageous is to step out in faith - to trust and obey, no matter what.

As you study your Bible with the help of the Holy Spirit, and live out the truths that God reveals to you, you will discover new stability, strength, and confidence.

Pain and trials are almost constant companions, but never enemies. They drive me into His sovereign arms. There He takes my disappointments and works everything together for good.

The problem is that so often we forget that we are in warfare and that Satan's target is our mind.

Most of the world around you doesn't read the Bible. So... God gives the world a living epistle- you.

You have been created by God and for God, and someday you will stand amazed at the simple yet profound ways He has used you even when you weren't aware of it.

Ultimately, the goal of personal Bible study is a transformed life and a deep and abiding relationship with Jesus Christ.

She would pause sometimes to listen to the sound of the water as it lightly hit the walls of the fort. This too was music to her ears

What we dwell on much with our mind sinks into our heart and shapes our life.

I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.

Sometimes I had to force the overpainting of three corners almost without any feeling for shape, almost without inspiration, only to find my way back, to get out of this hell.

Emotions are not tools of cognition. They tell you nothing about the nature of reality.

I happen to be a guy who also plays the piano and sings, so people automatically associate me with Billy Joel.

I don't feel that one instrument has more weight than others. Any sound that you can produce adds to your vocabulary of possibilities.

When the affections so kindly break loose, Joy, is another name for Religion.

In business, as in life, all that matters is that you do something positive.

Every financial worry you want to banish and financial dream you want to achieve comes from taking tiny steps today that put you on a path toward your goals.