The goal of the Christian is not to become like Jesus; because as He is, so are we in this world.

Kings don't beg, they decree. They have only one destiny and that's to reign. God has made you king. Reign and rule, refuse to beg!

Every problem comes along with it's solution; the bigger the problem, the bigger the testimony. Cheer up!

God has never made a failure; that he gave birth to you means you are a success. Success is in your DNA.

God's idea is for us to become the Word of God, in such a way that men can read the Word by looking at our lives.

The challenge may not go away when you pray, and when it doesn't go away, it simply means God believes that He has trained you enough to face it and win.

There is nothing wrong with being poor; but there is everything wrong with remaining poor after you have discovered your riches in Christ.

Until you prevail with God, you cannot prevail with men; your victory has to be spiritual first, before it is physical.

You are not a success until you start changing other lives permanently.

If you act your faith, you may look foolish for five minutes; but if you don't act your faith, you may be foolish forever.

When you're anointed, you become blessed of God such that everything you touch or do prospers. To be "blessed" means to be empowered to prosper.

There's so much to be grateful for, words are poor things.

But reality had other ideas.

A church of dialogue in the contemporary world... a church, taking on the mission of Jesus, which is in the world not to judge humanity, but to love it and to save it.

I decided that it might be interesting to have terrible things happen to orphans over and over again.

The only kind of writing is rewriting.

If I had been living through the '80s, I probably would've gotten into a lot more trouble than my parents.

Although birth control is a part of my plan now, it won't necessarily be a year from now. I want to use my platform to inspire other women out there.

Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope.

I have the soul of a singer and do splendidly in the shower but the world will never hear it. Basically, I'm the only Irish person who can't carry a tune.

May the Lord ordain that your son becomes a man, and never a coward!