Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record. If someone hurts you repeatedly, you are commanded by God to forgive them instantly, but you are not expected to trust them immediately, and you are not expected to continue allowing them to hurt you.

There is no growth if there is no change. There is no change if there is no loss. There is no loss if there is no pain.

Much of what happens in our world is evil and bad, but God specializes in bringing good out of it.

God's ultimate goal for your life on earth is not comfort, but character development. He wants you to grow up spiritually and become like Christ.

Your wisest moments will be those when you say yes to God.

Because every day of your life was written on God's calendar before you were born, everything that happens to you has spiritual significance.

Faith is choosing and believing God's dream for your life. Nothing starts happening in your life until you start dreaming. God gave you the ability to dream, to create, to imagine.