Is it possible that the reason you feel as if God doesn't see you or your problems or care about your stress is because you are focused on you, instead of God?

I can only imagine how happy life would be if we could stay so grounded in our faith that we would never waver in our positive attitudes.

Choose God, his word, prayer, and spiritual vitamins. As you fight the battle with these tools, you will also be simultaneously choosing your victory.

As we become more mature in faith, learning to trust that God is capable of all things, we will see God as bigger and bigger every time we encounter Him.

Victory begins when we are willing to run by faith, trusting that he will lead the way.

All we have to do is ask and believe that God will work on our behalf and give us what we need to overcome and rise above the adversities and stress that we are facing.

I have learned in my journey of faith that, the closer I am walking with God, the more likely the devil will be working to make me stumble.

Worrying cannot change a thing, but faith can change everything.

It occurred to Keth for the first time that perhaps magic wasn't simply a matter of fires, lightning, and power in the air, if spoken words could also create such a transformation.

One: Don't play leapfrog with elephants.Two: Don't pet a tiger unless his tail is wagging.Three: Never, ever, mess with the Ladies Auxiliary.-Mayberry Rules for a Long, Happy Life

I knew my affection for the Philippines was equally as telling: a democracy on paper, apparently well ordered, regularly subverted by irrational chaos. A place where I'd felt instantly at home.

KILT, n. A costume sometimes worn by Scotchmen in America and Americans in Scotland.

With humor, it’s so subjective that trying to think of what the ideal reader would think would drive you crazy.

A year ago,' I said, 'you wouldn’t have asked this of me.' 'A year ago,' he answered, 'you wouldn’t have hesitated to drink.' I crossed to the desk and tossed it down.

Horoscopes, like bad sitcoms, are created for people that I don't relate to.

Give them a conscious understanding of how powerful and important and valuable and perfect they are.

That's one of the great advantages of age. You can say, I don't want to, I don't care, you can throw temper tantrums, and nobody minds.

I am a human being, a citizen of the Russian Federation, a Russian.