The Lord intends us to be powerful people-mighty in optimism and hopeful of spirit, powerful in evangelistic zeal, potent in influence, sturdy in moral fiber and purity. We can be powerhouses in prayer and preaching.

If you need counsel, start with the One who is both Counselor and King - the One who is the source of both wisdom and power.

A journal is a great way to keep track of what happens daily in your walk with God and to record your prayers and thoughts.

Once we begin chasing approval, we never stop running. It's servitude to a thousand masters instead of one to please.

Prayer is the way you defeat the devil, reach the lost, restore a backslider, strengthen the saints, send missionaries out, cure the sick, accomplish the impossible, and know the will of God.

Sin is like a cancer that destroys step by step, sometimes so slowly we don't realize what's happening to us.

When I put God first, God takes care of me and energizes me to do what really needs to be done.