We have little control over the circumstances of life. We can't control the weather or the economy, and we can't control what other people say about or do to us. There is only one area where we have control--we can rule the kingdom inside. The heart of every problem is the problem in the heart.

God doesn't bless us just to make us happy; He blesses us to make us a blessing.

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.

When a person does not know the doctrines of the Christian faith, he can easily be captured by false religions.

God doesn't always change the circumstances, but He can change us to meet the circumstances. That's what it means to live by faith.

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

We must never mistake the process for the result...there is suffering; but this is only the process. God isn't going to stop with the process; He wants to produce the final result. Suffering leads to glory; shame leads to honor; weakness leads to power. This is God's way of doing things.