I think the first thing to do is to be aware that you can choose what you're thinking about and that your life is going down the path that you're thinking.

If youre alive and breathing, you can still become everything God has created you to be.

When you face difficult times, know that challenges are not sent to destroy you. They're sent to promote, increase and strengthen you.

Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows?

If you want to be happy, you have to be happy on purpose. When you wake up, you can't just wait to see what kind of day you'll have. You have to decide what kind of day you'll have.

When you go through difficult times...recognize that God is refining you, knocking off some of your rough edges.

I'm for everybody. You may not agree with me, but to me it's not my job to try to straighten everybody out. The Gospel is called the good news. My message is a message of hope, that's God's [message] for you. You can live a good life no matter what's happened to you.