If you take care of yourself and walk with integrity, you may be confident that God will deal with those who sin against you. Above all, don't give birth to sin yourself, rather, pray for those who persecute you. God will one day turn your persecution into praise.

After all, a crisis doesn't make a person; it reveals what a person is made of.

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.

Jesus asked the Father for his disciples' security, sanctity and unity. Jesus still intercedes for us so fervently because we live in a world that is deceived, dangerous, defiled and divided.

Those times when you feel like quitting can be times of great opportunity, for God uses your troubles to help you grow.

Meekness is power under control.

Sometimes fear comes, not before the battle or even in the midst of the battle, but after we have won the victory.