Sometimes God allows us to be tested because He's preparing us for promotion.

You can't fulfill all the expectations of everyone you know, so you might as well go ahead & disappoint them & get it over with.

The more we keep our mind on ourselves and our wants, the more unhappy we become. God wants us to love others and meet their needs.

Contentment with life is not a feeling, but it is a decision we must make. Contentment does not mean that we never want to see change or improvement, but it does mean we can be happy where we are and will do the best we can with what we have. It also means we will maintain an attitude that allows us to enjoy the gift of life.

One of the best aids to freedom is asking God for a lot of help-and asking often.

God is able to do anything. All things are possible with Him, but we must not quit praying.

God has blessed me in many ways. Money is not the greatest blessing you can have, but I literally had absolutely nothing. The first message that I preached at Life in the Word, I had to borrow a suit from my pastor's wife, because I didn't have any decent clothes, and I was driving a 20-year-old car. We went through a lot of years of having nothing, sleeping in McDonald's parking lots, because we didn't have money to stay all night in a hotel. But, like anybody else who works hard and is diligent and doesn't quit and doesn't give up, there is a day the blessings come.