A crushing hurt comes to our heart and the sympathizing, scarred hand of Christ presses the wound; and just for a moment,the pain seems to intensify,...bu t finally the bleeding stops.

You cannot amputate your history from your destiny, because that is redemption.

Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.

When we think we’re at the mercy of our circumstances and past, we discount the power that is ours through the Holy Spirit.

For the most part I write very stream of consciousness. I basically need to be recording an entire writing session because it's almost like I black out and just start singing whatever is on my mind and forget it as soon as I stop.

When God says go forward, don't even think about standing still.

Never will He hold your hand more tightly than when He is leading you through the dark.