Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.

God is never a God of discouragement. When you have a discouraging spirit or train of thought in your mind, you can be sure it is not from God. He sometimes brings pain to his children-conviction over sin, or repentance over fallenness, or challenges that scare us, or visions of his holiness that overwhelm us. But God never brings discouragement.

Peace doesn't come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.

Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.

The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God's irreplaceable gift to you.

God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.

Never worry alone. When anxiety grabs my mind, it is self-perpetuating. Worrisome thoughts reproduce faster than rabbits, so one of the most powerful ways to stop the spiral of worry is simply to disclose my worry to a friend... The simple act of reassurance from another human being [becomes] a tool of the Spirit to cast out fear -- because peace and fear are both contagious.