Leadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to have influence over their lives.

The idea of submission is never meant to allow someone to overstep another's boundaries. Submission only has meaning in the context of boundaries, for boundaries promote self-control and freedom. If a wife is not free and in control of herself, she is not submitting anyway. She is a slave subject to a slave driver, and she is out of the will of God.

Grief is accepting the reality of what is. That is grief's job and purpose-to allow us to come to terms with the way things really are, so that we can move on. Grief is a gift of God. Without it, we would all be condemned to a life of continually denying reality, arguing or protesting against reality, and never growing from the realities we experience.

Being right can never compete with doing well.

One of the first signs that you’re beginning to develop boundaries is a sense of resentment, frustration, or anger at the subtle and not-so-subtle violations in your life. Just as radar signals the approach of a foreign missile, your anger can alert you to boundary violations in your life.

Dating is primarily a numbers game.... People usually go through a lot of people to find good relationships. That's just the way it is.

The human heart will seek to be known, understood, and connected with above all else. If you do not connect, the ones you care about will find someone who will.