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

Meekness is power under control.

You do not move ahead by constantly looking in a rear view mirror. The past is a rudder to guide you, not an anchor to drag you. We must learn from the past but not live in the past.

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

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

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

It is easy to make excuses when we ought to be making opportunities.