Attitude and the spirit in which we communicate are as important as the words we say.

Renewing the mind is a little like refinishing furniture. It is a two-stage process. It involves taking off the old and replacing it with the new. The old is the lies you have learned to tell or were taught by those around you; it is the attitudes and ideas that have become a part of your thinking but do not reflect reality. The new is the truth. To renew your mind is to involve yourself in the process of allowing God to bring to the surface the lies you have mistakenly accepted and replace them with truth. To the degree that you do this, your behavior will be transformed.

Of all the things Christ wants for us, loving Him and focusing our attention on Him are the most important.

I know God can cut it (popularity) off in a minute.

The best way in the world to deceive believers is to cloak a message in religious language and declare that it conveys some new insight from God.

I hear people all the time say, well I read through the Bible last year. Well, so what? I'm all for reading through the Bible. But how much of that got on the inside, or did they just cover three more chapters today? I would never discredit reading the Scriptures, but it is important to meditate on it.

It is not the trials in your life that develop or destroy you, but rather your response to those hardships.