The decision to give ourselves to others is a daily taking up of the cross.

Because God gave you your makeup and superintended every moment of your past, including all the hardship, pain, and struggles, He wants to use your words in a unique manner. No one else can speak through your vocal cords, and, equally important, no one else has your story.

Fortunately, God made all varieties of people with a wide variety of interests and abilities. He has called people of every race and color who have been hurt by life in every manner imaginable. Even the scars of past abuse and injury can be the means of bringing healing to another. What wonderful opportunities to make disciples!

People who inspire others are those who see invisible bridges at the end of dead-end streets

When I have a wrong attitude, I look at life humanly. When I have a right attitude, I look at life divinely.

Walk by faith! Stop the plague of worry. Relax! Learn to say, "Lord, this is Your battle."

Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it.