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" Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other. "

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" There's a part of you - the born-again part, your spirit - that's dead to sin. That's why it bothers you now when you sin. The 'wilderness' part of you - your soul - is your unrenewed mind, out-of-control emotions, and stubborn will. "

" Not everyone loves me, but I have to be okay no matter what they think about me. "

" Now, we can't stop the devil from coming against us, but we can overcome him each time - if we exercise the authority of Jesus and decide not to put up with him. "

" It seems like a lot of people seek their peace in things. And most of us are not even satisfied with the things we have... we always want more. "

" Humility may well be one of the most difficult of the fruit of the Spirit to be cultivated in us - and to maintain. That's because without humility, it's not likely that you will put your complete trust in God. "

" The Bible says to 'fear not,' but this doesn't mean you should never feel scared. It means when you do feel fear, keep going forward and do what you are supposed to do. Or as I like to say, do it afraid. "

" People who pity themselves think, 'Why would I try to do anything? I'll just fail.' "

" You see, you are a spirit, you have a soul, and you live in a body. You have emotions, you have thoughts, you have a will, and you have a conscience. You are a complex being! And Jesus came to heal every single part of you. There's not one part that He doesn't want to make completely whole. "

" I've been saying for a couple of years now that people need to let God out of the Sunday morning box, that He doesn't want to just be with you for an hour or two on Sunday morning and then put back in His box to sit there until you have an emergency, but He wants to invade your Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. "

" You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind. "

" 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. "

" If someone you know makes a bad decision or uses bad judgment, it doesn't mean you have to allow that to alter your attitude. Why should you allow anyone else's bad decisions to send you into a tailspin of misery? "

" Feeling sorry for ourselves is the most useless waste of energy on the planet. It does absolutely no good. We can't let our circumstances or what others do or don't do control us. We can decide to be happy regardless. "

" To compromise simply means that you go a tiny bit below what you know is right. "

" Good intentions never change anything. They only become a deeper and deeper rut. "

Good Intentions

" If we live a self-directed, self-motivated, self-centered life, always needing to get our own way, then we're going to be miserable. In fact, many times we believe it's our problems that are making us unhappy when, in reality, it's because we're focused on ourselves! "

" Fear is a spirit that produces a feeling. "

" Even though God loves us, we still have a problem: sin. It's important for us to learn how to confront sin and overcome it, because while God loves sinners, He hates sin. And He hates it because of what it does to us and how it keeps us from the abundant life Jesus died to give us. "

" We all get weary sometimes, and we tend to think that life is what makes us weary. "

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

" I pray while driving. I pray while working, and while relaxing. "

" As you pray for the Holy Spirit to make you aware of thoughts that come into your mind that don't line up with God's Word, you'll begin to realize when those thoughts come and you can renew your mind with the Word. "

" We will all fail in life, but nobody has to be a failure. Failing at a thing doesn't make you a failure. You are only a failure when you quit trying. "

" Every day that goes by puts us closer to the day when Christ will return. "

" Instead of being critical of people in authority over you and envious of their position, be happy you're not responsible for everything they have to do. Instead of piling on complaints, thank them for what they do. Overwhelm them with encouragement and appreciation! "

" I'm just telling you, God permits things in our lives sometimes for reasons that we do not understand yet because of the spiritual level that we're on. We can't have any understanding of it, because we're not at a place of spiritual growth yet where we understand the deeper things of God. "

" Individuals need to be willing to face truth about their attitudes, behaviors, even what we want out of life. "

" It's very inexpensive to give a compliment. "

" The conscience can be a strong guide in life if we allow it. "

" Too many Christians live their lives like slaves - to the devil - because they believe his lies more than they trust God. "