We were never designed to receive glory. We were designed to give glory.

Every time you open up your heart in obedience to God and worship Him with all your heart, all your mind, and all your soul, our beautiful Lord responds with His magnificent presence.

Worship is an act of obedience of the heart. It is a response that requires the very core of who you are, to love the Lord for who He is, not just for what He does.

Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.

WHAT A TIRING WAY TO LIVE, WHEN YOUR SELF-WORTH IS CONSTANTLY RELYING ON THE AFFIRMATION AND APPROVAL OF OTHERS.

I long to be known as an extravagant worshiper...that God would discover the song in my heart to be elaborate, overgenerous, and wasteful in my pursuit of Him.

When your humanness is confronted by the magnificence and holiness of God, you are made SO aware of your need for God’s grace...Romans 12:1 teaches us how to live this life of worship and love.

I pray that we bring the sound of heaven to earth

The romance of religion isn't nearly as beautiful as the reality of Christ.

No cancer is going to tell me when my time is up.

When mountains fall, I'll stand, By the power of Your hand.

Art is the child of nature in whom we trace the features of the mothers face.

And so I've written everything down, too afraid of my demons and what they may say, the doubt that eats at me from the inside. Too afraid that I'll forget and it'll all be a madwoman's dream.

When you eliminate the Ego's intense desire to be correct, the clarity of the moment can come through. How simple is that?

The world does not understand theology or dogma, but it understands love and sympathy.

Jazz is not background music.

I like the challenge of trying different things and wondering whether it's going to work or whether I'm going to fall flat on my face.

Genius begins beautiful works, but only labor finishes them.

People write to me and say, 'I'm giving up, you're not talking to me.' I just write them a simple message like, 'Never give up,' you know? And it changes their life.

In business be as able as you can, but do not be cunning; cunning is the dark sanctuary of incapacity.

Be patient. Always be kind. Stand in the middle of the river. Be prepared. It [success] will all come. Don't be in such a rush.