Physical growth is a function of time. No two-year-old child has ever been six feet tall. Intellectual growth is a function of learning. Spiritual growth is neither a function of time or learning, but it is a function of obedience.

God is seeking those who hear His call to a life of worship. Those who heed are those who will walk in His presence. They will know Him intimately as He will manifest Himself to them.

An offended heart is the breeding ground of deception.

We must always keep in mind all legitimate authority is from God, and is given for protection, provision, and peace.

If we don’t risk being hurt, we cannot give unconditional love. Unconditional love gives others the right to hurt us.

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

We all have life-defining moments. They are like open-book tests, but we don't know we have been examined until it is over.