You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.

While we worry about how fast we grow, God is concerned about how strong we grow.

Now, what is Jesus Christ? The fruit of the spirit is a good example. Jesus is total love, total joy, total peace, total patient, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, and self-control.

It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny. Every other path leads to a dead end.

The fact is, ministry is too unpredictable to be motivated by security. It’s too unprofitable to be motivated by money. It’s too demanding to be motivated by pleasure, and it’s too criticized to be motivated by fame. Our ministry should be motivated by the pleasure of God, and God is pleased when we have a ministry powered by faith.

Kindness always starts with noticing the needs and hurts of others.

There are accidental parents, but there are no accidental children. There are illegitimate parents, but there are no illegitimate children.