Christianity is not a sprint but an endurance run. Therefore it is not how we start the race that counts, but how we complete it. How we finish is determined by the choices we make, and those are often formed by patterns we develop along the way.

We don't honor just to get a reward; we honor because it is the heart of God, and it is our delight.

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.

What we say in private we must be willing to say with a heart burning with love and honor before the face of our leaders. If not, we will poison our spirits and it will manifest in the presence of our leaders.

Jesus never gave advice

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