Make your life about something bigger than your life.

We must learn to cast off our anxieties because we have so many of them. The world destroys spiritual life by generating constant anxiety. Jesus said that the life of the gospel is choked out by the cares of this world. We know this to be true yet we are more chained and tethered to the world than ever before in the human race.

You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.

Low self-esteem causes me to believe that I have so little worth that my response does not matter. With repentance, however, I understand that being worth so much to God is why my response is so important. Repentance is remedial work to mend our minds and hearts, which get bent by sin.

Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.

It's better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.

God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure - people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.