We are to get wisdom and understanding, yet we are not to lean on it apart from the Lord.

So think long and hard about who you're spending the most time with, for wherever they are headed, so are you.

I would rather be viewed by the reader as I'm just taking a journey with you, and here's what I'm learning, what are you learning? Oh, you do this better than me. Than to be viewed as kind of like an authority.

A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose - a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.

People naturally tend toward inertia. That's why self improvement is such a struggle. But that's also why adversity lies at the heart of every success. The process of achievement comes through repeated failures and the constant struggle to climb to a higher level.

If you're going to play together as a team, you've got to care for one another. you've got to love each other.

Encouragement is oxygen for the soul