When you go through enough dark places, you don't complain about little things. You don't lose your joy because you got stuck in traffic; you don't get offended because a coworker was rude to you. You've been through too much to let that sour you.

We think when God speaks to us, there's going to be a boom out of Heaven or we're going to get some chill bumps, but I really believe God's talking to us all the time. He's talking to us right in here. I call it our heart, our conscience, but it's the Holy Spirit talking to us.

I am the sum total of what I have been confessing through the years.

Many times, we miss out on God's best because we give up too soon. We don't realize how close we are to victory.

You may not be where you want to be, but you can look back and be thankful you're not where you used to be.

Hold on to that new, enlarge vision of victory that God has given you. Start expecting things to change in your favor. Dare to boldly declare that you are standing strong against the forces of darkness.

When you allow what someone says or does to upset you, you're allowing them to control you.