You can be defeated by life's unavoidable disappointments, or you can become stronger because of them.

God is in control, and therefore in EVERYTHING I can give thanks - not because of the situation but because of the One who directs and rules over it.

Snuggle in God's arms. When you are hurting, when you feel lonely, left out. let Him cradle you, comfort you, reassure you of His all-sufficient power and love.

The will of God for your life is simply that you submit yourself to Him each day and say, 'Father, Your will for today is mine. You lead me today and I will follow.

What is courage? It is the ability to be strong in trust, in conviction, in obedience. To be courageous is to step out in faith - to trust and obey, no matter what.

As you study your Bible with the help of the Holy Spirit, and live out the truths that God reveals to you, you will discover new stability, strength, and confidence.

Pain and trials are almost constant companions, but never enemies. They drive me into His sovereign arms. There He takes my disappointments and works everything together for good.

The problem is that so often we forget that we are in warfare and that Satan's target is our mind.

Most of the world around you doesn't read the Bible. So... God gives the world a living epistle- you.

You have been created by God and for God, and someday you will stand amazed at the simple yet profound ways He has used you even when you weren't aware of it.

Ultimately, the goal of personal Bible study is a transformed life and a deep and abiding relationship with Jesus Christ.

Love is cure, love is power, love is magicof changes, love is the mirror of divine beauty

I want to be somebody when I grow up. Somebody with grown-up dreams and screams for these dreams to be crossover dreams into reality.

Character. Intelligence. Strength. Style. That makes beauty.

"I think we have different value systems." "Well, mine's better."

I do like people who have not yet made up their minds about everything, who in fact are still receiving

I've learned you can't take any steps to protect any art. It is so vulnerable.

I'm less interested in skin than in fascia -- connective tissue.

If I'm out to dinner with a group of friends, and somebody offers to pay for the check, I immediately reach for my wallet. Inside is a note that says, "Say thanks!"

Unless a man learns how to create, he never becomes a part of existence, which is constantly creative. By being creative one becomes divine; creativity is the only prayer.

It is well known that the older a man grows, the faster he could run as a boy.