A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life.

Some people are going to have to die or leave.

Will we fulfill God's purpose, or will we shrink back and live a comfortable, self-centered life?

Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.

Remember how far you've come, not just how far you have to go.

Everybody wants confidence but you don't find it in self help books. You find confidence in the Holy Spirit.

Resentment always hurts you more than it does the person you resent. While your offender has probably forgotten the offense and gone on with life, you continue to stew in your pain, perpetuating the past. Listen: those who hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment. Your past is past! Nothing will change it. You are only hurting yourself with your bitterness. For your own sake, learn from it, and then let it go.