Great moves of God are usually preceded by simple acts of obedience.

If you want to change the direction of your life, change the declaration of your lips

The minute I start being afraid of what people might say is the minute I become useless to God.

The voice you believe will determine the future you experience

Lots of times, our main problem isn't our problem. Our biggest problem is our perspective on our problem.

Love is not words, it's actions, and love isn't feelings, it's a decision.

My joy is not determined by what happens to me, but what Christ is doing in me and through me.

The reason why we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind the scenes with everyone else's highlight reel.

I have nothing to prove, because I am already approved.

When God demands more of you, it's because He sees more IN you

Don't be ashamed to celebrate victories that may seem small to others. Only you and God know what they really cost.

You just go on your nerve.

Humans need to learn the lesson of acceptance when things seem to go awry, know that this is only temporary, your flow of good is assured with acceptance, gratefulness, love and joy. - fairy quote

Mark my word, the day is coming when it’s going to cost to live for Jesus Christ. We are, more and more, a minority, and that’s exactly what it was like in the first century.

The meek shall indeed inherit the earth. They have the power to act rationally instead of reacting emotionally.

Fear if allowed free rein would reduce all of us to trembling shadows of men for whom only death could bring release.

It takes a small town to keep you humble.

Anyway, stories bring us together to find common ground, to find our way through life together, or just to entertain us, and I am just thrilled to be a part of that process.

I hope to play for the Red Sox a long time.

I think there is a great tendency toward autobiography among women today. It is perhaps facile - and I say that even though I have written one myself.

A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness.