Surround yourself with prompts that remind you who Jesus is.

What Jesus said we could do is leave typical behind.

We won't be like Jesus if it's more important to us to be like each other. God doesn't compare what he creates.

If you get a no from somebody, don't say, 'I'm going to take this as some big cosmic signal.' No, you just got a no, deal with it. Just go to the next step.

Grace works that way. It's a kind word from a gentle person with an impossible prayer. It's a force sometimes transmitted best hand to hand in a dark place.

I used to think I could shape the circumstances around me, but now I know Jesus uses circumstances to shape me.

Jesus never told His friends to play it safe.