Make up your mind that no matter what comes your way, no matter how difficult, no matter how unfair, you will do more than simply survive. You will thrive in spite of it.

You can be committed to Church but not committed to Christ, but you cannot be committed to Christ and not committed to church.

You can become all God created you to be even if you've had difficulties, even if you weren't born into a good, loving family, God still has a plan for your life.

Prospering just doesn't have to do with money.

I was reading in the Bible and one translation says that Jesus said that if you publicly will acknowledge me before people, I will acknowledge you before my Father in heaven. So that is a big part of these meetings like Night of Hope, giving people an opportunity to publicly say, "Jesus, I believe you are the messiah, you're Christ, you're my Lord."

Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith.

My friends and I had fun together, but I was more reserved, not at all the life of the party. I would just be the quiet one in the room.