You will never change what you tolerate.

Sometimes you have to smile by faith. If you'll smile by faith, soon the joy will follow.

There's a belief that you're supposed to be poor, and suffering, and show your humility. I just don't see the Bible that way. I see that God came and Jesus died so that we might live an abundant life and be a blessing to others.

I always want to listen to people and receive good criticism, but I just don't have to answer to them; I have to answer to God.

The truth is we all get tired, we all get weary. In fact, if you never feel like giving up, then your dreams are too small. If you never feel like quitting, then you need to set some larger goals. When that pressure comes to get discouraged and to think about how you can’t take it anymore, that is completely normal. Every person feels that way at times.

When the negative thoughts come - and they will; they come to all of us - it's not enough to just not dwell on it... You've got to replace it with a positive thought.

Sometimes God will deliver you from the fire, and other times God will make you fireproof.