If others don't use their gifts, you get cheated, and if you don;t use your gifts, they get cheated.

God accepts us unconditionally, and in his view we are all precious and priceless. Focus on this and you will not waste any time and effort trying to be someone you're not.

What gives me the most hope every day is God's grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face, knowing that nothing is a surprise to God.

You are not an accident. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. He wanted you alive and created you for a purpose. Focusing on yourself will never reveal your real purpose. You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. Only in God do we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance and our destiny.

Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you. Don’t waste your pain; use it to help others.

Christians ought to have a reputation for being the most dependable people at work. They are always aware of who their true boss is.

You measure a church's strength, not by its seating capacity but by its sending capacity.