God doesn't author hardship but uses it to strengthen us for greater conquests. He never leads us into a storm that He doesn't give us the power to overcome.

God is waiting to satisfy us, yet His goodness will not satisfy us if we are already full of other things.

Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

Simply put, the promises of God are not automatic; they must be acquired by faith.

Our response to an offense determines our future.

We are like horses that must be broken; basically that one should submit to a pastor even if he is wrong.

True humility is absolute obedience and dependence on God. It puts Him first, others second, and ourselves third in all things.