We must worship in truth. Worship is not just an emotional exercise but a response of the heart built on truth about God. "The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth" (Psm. 145:18). Worship that is not based on God's Word is but an emotional encounter with oneself.

Often the doorway to success is entered through the hallway of failure.

You become stronger only when you become weaker. When you surrender your will to God, you discover the resources to do what God requires.

There’s no such thing as a bitter person who keeps the bitterness to himself.

God does not make our choices easier because temptation is his character development curriculum.

If there is one single reason why good people turn evil, it is because they fail to recognize God’s ownership over their kingdom, their vocation, their resources, their abilities, and above all their lives.

God in His sovereign goodness often uses the painful and at times debilitating injury of a spear thrower to make us readier for His service. ... One thing you discover about spear throwers is that though it’s not necessary for them to be good, it’s essential for them to appear good.