Character is never built in a classroom; it is built in the circumstances of life.

If you always feel comfortable reading God's Word, you're either not reading ALL of it, or you aren't letting it sink in.

If not to God, you will surrender to the opinions or expectations of others, to money, to resentment, to fear, or to your own pride, lusts, or ego. You were designed to worship God and if you fail to worship Him, you will create other things (idols) to give your life to. You are free to choose, what you surrender to but you are not free from the consequence of that choice.

Hiding your hurt only intensifies it. Problems grow in the dark and only become bigger and bigger, but when exposed to the light of truth, they shrink. You are only as sick as your secrets. So take off your mask, stop pretending you're perfect and walk into freedom.

Without implementation, all of our Bible studies are worthless.

A father, finding time for what is most important is the true marker of a successful person.

That's God's number one purpose, to make us like Christ.