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" God's first line of defense - and offense - for every situation is prayer. "

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" There is absolutely no power in our human effort to live holy. It is only by His grace. And the result of receiving grace is we get better at living like Christ, which is something we all want, right? "

" When we make progress quickly, it feeds our emotions. Then, when there's a period of waiting or we hit a plateau, we find out how committed we really are and whether we're going to see things through to the finish or quit. "

" I just really believe people have to get hungry. I think maybe what we need to do, instead of trying to stuff our beliefs down people's throats, is just pray for them to really be hungry and to see their neediness. "

" I am not promising that God will give you everything you want. There are times when we want things that God knows would not be good for us. "

" Perfectionists demand perfection from themselves first and foremost. "

" Peace is one of the most precious gifts God has promised His children. "

" Character is expressed through our behavior patterns, or natural responses to things. "

" The truth is God created us to have relationship with us. He wants to love us and take care of us, and He wants us to love Him. That's where our walk with Christ has to start. "

" If you know how to worry, you know how to meditate. It means to think of something over and over. "

" Real Christianity can be summed up in two commands: Love God, and love people. "

" Obedience to God is the pathway to the life you really want to live. "

" I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be. "

" Fear is a spirit that produces a feeling. "

" I was tormented with guilt for years and years. In fact, it was so bad that if I didn't feel wrong, I didn't feel right! "

" I've been studying the Bible for a long time. I remember that after the first five years or so of diligently studying the Word, I didn't feel like I had made any progress. There were a lot of things in my life that were out of order, and I didn't feel like I was getting anywhere. "

" The flesh, or human nature, is generally lazy and self-centered. "

" Real life is the life that's in you, not your circumstances, like where you live or what job you have or who you're in relationship with. "

" It's amazing to me the number of people who will volunteer to help at church but won't lift a finger to help at home! "

" It's true my father abused me and didn't love and protect me the way he should have, and at times it seemed no one would ever help me and it would never end. But God always had a plan for my life, and He has redeemed me. "

" Most of us have hoped and prayed for something to happen a certain way, but it didn't. And when this happened, we had a choice to make: to react with offense toward God or to trust Him anyway. "

" I like to talk to myself ahead of time so when temptation comes, I've already made up my mind that I have the victory. "

" Jesus didn't die for us so we could pretend to be something we're not. "

" I used to have a real problem with self-pity. Every time the devil would throw a pity party, I would attend. "

" I used to let other people's struggles affect my happiness. If they weren't happy, there was no way I was going to be happy. The opposite was also true: If I wasn't happy, I didn't want anyone around me to be happy. "

" We can fear things into existence. Fear looks into the future and imagines the worst that can happen. "

" It's so important to realize that every time you get upset, it drains your emotional energy. Losing your cool makes you tired. Getting angry a lot messes with your health. "

" When we trust God more than our feelings, it confuses the devil. I mean, when he throws you his best shot and he can't budge you from believing God, he won't know what to do with you anymore. "

" Sometimes I just sit still and enjoy God's presence. "

" When you begin to worry, go find something to do. Get busy being a blessing to someone; do something fruitful. Talking about your problem or sitting alone, thinking about it, does no good; it serves only to make you miserable. Above all else, remember that worrying is totally useless. Worrying will not solve your problem. "

" Our faith is released as we say, pray and do the Word. "