Fear and faith have something in common. They both ask us to believe in something we cannot see.

God's used me to help turn their life around or give them hope, you know? It's very rewarding

My core message is that God has got a good plan for your lives, and we must trust Him, and let go of the past. That's my main message.

When nobody else celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else compliments you, then compliment yourself. It's not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It's up to you. Encouragement should come from the inside.

A small pot boils quick. You can tell much about the depth of one's character by how quickly he 'boils'.

There are people in your path just so you can be a blessing to them. Anytime you do good for others, you are sowing a seed for God to be good to you.

There's pros and cons of a big church. Cons is I don't get to know everybody, I don't get to go to their ballgame, I don't get to marry everybody, but the pros are you get all this community, 800 ushers come in to serve, getting there at 7 in the morning on their day off and coming in on Saturday to make all those wafers.