When it's personal and painful, humble yourself.

The counselee should be aware that you are not God. Better yet, she should be aware that you are aware that you are not God.

Praying is what confirms our true belief that we cannot succeed without God, and its absence confirms the exact opposite.

The Christian way is a life of faith. In order to hold on to the promises of God, you've got to believe them and live by them.

If He wasn't going to use that hard thing for your good, it wouldn't have happened. He had to sign off on every single thing that touches your life.

All I can say is Bishop Jakes would not currently accept the designation of Prosperity Preacher or Word of Faith Preacher as an accurate description of what he believes currently. Now his ministry will have to bear that out. I'm not here to defend him or stick up for his various errors. And I don't want to minimize error that is significant. All I'm saying is that he, as of two weeks ago, would not accept those terms, in private conversation, as accurate descriptors of what he believes.

Repentance is the key that unlocks the door to all that God has for us, but it is not easy.