New believers are the lifeblood of the church. We can either evangelize or fossilize.

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.

That just seems to be the way we’re built.

When the symphony of life fills your heart, the chorus of contentment joins in.

Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.

Love of God and compassion and empathy leads you to a very glorious place. Science leads you to killing people.

Memory sometimes makes merciful deletions.

Follow your heart and chase your dreams until you catch them. Negative people who say you cant do something are only speaking for themselves

The thing that attracted me to my husband was his pride. I'll never forget the first time I saw him, standing up on a hill, his hair blowing in the breeze - and he too proud to run and get it.

I threw my hands up. Men. They were impossible to reason with.

I've also been willing to share any help that I could give to any other artist.

When you write for children and young adults, you have much more affect and influence on them than when you write for adults. The books that get us through our childhood stay with us for life.