We're comparing our behind-the-scenes with everybody else's highlight reel.

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.

Books are like oxygen to a deep-sea diver, " she had once said. "Take them away and you might as well begin counting the bubbles.

Conquer hate with love and evil with goodness.

Always desire to learn something useful.

Holy is the way God is. To be holy He does not conform to a standard. He IS that standard.

How difficult it is to sound persuasive at the top of one's voice!

Eternity gives nothing back of what one leaves out of the minutes.

The issues are too important to be left for the voters.

I have tried drugs and a little of everything else, and there is nothing in the world more soul-satisfying than having the kingdom of God building inside you and growing.

Walking the streets of Charleston in the late afternoons of August was like walking through gauze or inhaling damaged silk.

You have a very powerful mind that can make anything happen as long as you keep yourself centered.