Some prisons don't require bars to keep people locked inside. All it takes is their perception that they belong there.

Praying helps me see perspectives otherwise beyond me.

If you are a woman who honors God right where you are, you are in ministry.

God can take what Satan meant for shame and use it for His glory. Just when we think we've messed up so badly that our lives are nothing but heaps of ashes, God pours His living water over us and mixes the ashes into clay. He then takes this clay and molds it into a vessel of beauty. After He fills us with His overflowing love, He can use us to pour His love into the hurting lives of others.

How I wish we could all see the cost of our choices as clearly as a price tag on items in a store. If I know how much something is going to cost me, I make much wiser choices. But we have an enemy who schemes against us to keep the cost of dumb decisions concealed until it's too late.

My imperfections will never override God’s promises. God’s promises are not dependent on my ability to always choose well, but rather on His ability to use well.

Big things are built one brick at a time. Victories are achieved one choice at a time. A life well lived is chosen one day at a time.