A lot of my wounds have healed. They have left scars, and I can either hide my scars, put a long sleeve shirt on, and cover them up. Or, I can show them off and say, "Yeah, it happened."

Life is like an elevator, a lot of ups and downs. People pushing your buttons and getting jerked around.

As I grew older I found that I really had a knack for rhyming and I pursued that. So by thirteen I got serious about using my writing and rhyming skills. I did it everywhere I could.

When you’re reminded that God owes you nothing you find yourself more grateful and less entitled.

Artists have the unique ability to tell stories. It's not charts and graphs that get people to change.

I think everybody has a purpose. Everybody is made to be a picture of how good and glorious God is, and I think sometimes we'll get it confused and think because we mess up, we make mistakes or we have some blemishes in our record, that our purpose is somehow messed up. But actually that only serves to further paint a picture of how good God is when he uses people who are messed up just like me.

Make the most of your life instead of comparing it to everyone else's.