In a contagious world,we learn to keep our distance. If we get too close to those who are suffering, we might get infected by their pain. It may not be convenient or comfortable. But only when you get close enough to catch their hurt will they be close enough to catch your love.
Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
We'd like to be humble...but what if no one notices?
When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.