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

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

We don't want to merely obey God: we need to catch His heart. It is then we will glimpse the wisdom behind His directives, and not just see them as laws.

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.

True honor is an outflow from a heart that fears God.

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