The key to friendship with God, he said, is not changing what you do, but changing your attitude toward what you do.

You must begin with God.

If you want to know why you were placed on the planet, you must begin with God.

We are not saved by good works; we are saved for good works. The Christian lifestyle is to be a lifestyle of goodness.

How does God teach me love? By putting me around unlovely people. How does God teach me joy in the middle of grief? Not happiness, which is based on happenings. How does God teach me peace? Not when I am out fishing and everything is going my way and it doesn't get better than this. But in the middle of chaos. How does God teach me patience? By putting me in His waiting room.

I'd rather live dangerously for Jesus than exist safely for people's approval.

If you have ever said, "I didn't get anything out of worship today," you worshiped for the wrong reason. Worship isn't for you. It's for God.