We must remember there are different seasons in our lives and let God do what He wants to do in each of those seasons.

I think a lot of people believe that they have to be poor to serve God, that they can't have anything. They don't really even know how to give. And one of the main principles in the Bible is you'll reap what you sew, and that if you give into the lives of others, that it shall be given back to you, good measure, pressed down and shaken together. If you go plant one tomato seed, you don't get back one tomato; you get a vine of tomatoes.

Our prayers are heard by God not according to what we try to be when we pray, but who we are when we are not praying

Our joy does not have to be based on our circumstances.

God has uniquely gifted you to help someone. Be available as God opens doors for you to do so.

God's grace will never be available to you to become another person. He created to be you - the best "you" you can be! Forget about trying to be someone else.

You can enjoy anything if you make up your mind to.