God doesn't intend for you to handle all the pain and stress in your life by yourself. We were wired for each other. We need each other.

Being successful and fulfilling your lifes purpose are not at all the same thing; You can reach all your personal goals, become a raving success by the worlds standard and still miss your purpose in this life.

If you don't live by priorities, you'll live by pressures. Either you determine what's important in life or other people will determine it for you.

Worry is a waste of energy. It cant change the past. It cant control the future. It only makes today miserable

I would say that God custom designed my weaknesses. I am not making God responsible for my sins.

One of the ways we reflect God's love and bring him glory is to accept each other just as he accepts us. This means we accept others' quirks and look past their faults in order to see a person created in the image of God.

You can keep your own religion - Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Mormonism - you just need to add Jesus to the equation. Then you become complete. You become a Buddhist with Jesus, a Hindu with Jesus, a Muslim with Jesus and so on. You can throw out the term Christianity and still be a follower of Jesus. In fact, you can throw out the term Christian too. In some countries, you could be persecuted for calling yourself a Christian, and there is no need for that. Just ask Jesus into your heart, you don't have to identify yourself as a Christian.