The most miserable prison in the world is the prison we make for ourselves when we refuse to show mercy. Our thoughts become shackled, our emotions are chained, the will is almost paralyzed. But when we show mercy, all of these bonds are broken, and we enter into a joyful liberty that frees us to share God's love with others.

Faithfulness in the small things will lead to blessing in the big things.

Jonah saw God's will as punishment. Jesus saw God's will as nourishment.

People who walk by faith don't see obstacles, they see opportunities.

When you and I hurt deeply, what we really need is not an explanation from God but a revelation of God. We need to see how great God is; we need to recover our lost perspective on life. Things get out of proportion when we are suffering, and it takes a vision of something bigger than ourselves to get life's dimensions adjusted again

A realist is an idealist who has gone through the fire and been purified. A skeptic is an idealist who has gone through the fire and been burned.

If we see only the problems, we will be defeated; but if we see the possibilities in the problems, we can have victory.