Most people want Jesus as a consultant rather than a King, and He does not come that way.

Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart."

God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.

The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God's will to mine, but to mold my will into His.

Jesus didn't come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.

The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access

Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.

God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you're afraid I will not give you what you need?

There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.

If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.

In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.

If you love someone, why would you want that person to change?

God’s supernatural self-control is available to us when we walk by the Spirit.

You can't just eat good food. You've got to talk about it too. And you've got to talk about it to somebody who understands that kind of food.

I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.

All I'm doing is being authentic and real and singing about the emotions I go through as a human being.

So knowing that you can actually help yourself stay healthy over a long shoot where you get no sleep and what you eat really matters. It really mattered that there was a juice bar. You know?

I always give the encore over to chaos, so people can yell out requests and I can hack my way through a song that I don't really know anymore.

There's always pressure but I change that pressure into motivation.

I don't have advice for people on how to dress. People should dress based on what they find beautiful. My best advice: Keep your clothes clean.

It's all a farce, - these tales they tell About the breezes sighing, And moans astir o'er field and dell, Because the year is dying.