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.

People respond to vision, not need.

When God wants to make a mushroom, he does it overnight, but when He wants to make a giant oak, He takes a hundred years. Great souls are grown through struggles and storms and seasons of suffering. Be patient with the process.

Small churches become more effective when they specialize in what they do best.

Never use prayer as an excuse to procrastinate doing what you already know is the right thing to do.

God is more interested in your character than your comfort. God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy.

In God's eyes, the greatest heroes of faith are not those who achieve prosperity, success, and power in this life, but those who treat life as a temporary assignment and serve faithfully, expecting their promised reward in eternity.