The way we respond to criticism pretty much depends on the way we respond to praise. If praise humbles us, then criticism will build us up. But if praise inflates us, then criticism will crush us; and both responses lead to our defeat.

A good book is like a seed: it produces fruit that has in it seed for more fruit. It is not a picture on the wall; it is a window that invies us to wider horizons.

Your heart grows by giving out, but your mind grows by taking in; and both are necessary to a happy and balanced life of service.

Trusting God means thinking and acting according to God's word in spite of circumstances, feelings, or consequences.

Life's trials are not easy. But in God's will, each has a purpose. Often He uses them to enlarge you.

Meekness is power under control.

Real contentment must come from within. You and I can not change or control the world around us, but we can change and control the world within us.