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" I spent most of the early years of my walk with God focused on what was wrong with me. Most of us probably do that, hoping to change ourselves. "

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" There is no man on Earth or devil in Hell who can keep you from the very best God put in you. "

" A lot of times, people make other people responsible for their joy: 'You're not making me happy, you're not doing this, you're not doing that.' "

" 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. "

" Satan wants us to constantly focus on everything that is wrong with us and look at how far we still have to go. But God desires for us to rejoice in how far we have already come. "

" The Bible tells us to be perfect. This is likely a scary thought for many people. It used to scare me. I didn't think I could ever get there, no matter how hard I tried. "

" My father was a negative person. He actually taught me to be negative, if that makes any sense. I remember him saying: 'You know there's no point in expecting anything good to happen because it won't.' I grew up in such a negative atmosphere. "

" Loving others always costs us something and requires effort. And you have to decide to do it on purpose. You can't wait for a feeling to motivate you. "

" When your soul is resting, your emotions are okay, your mind is okay, and your will is at peace with God, not resisting what He's doing. "

" 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? "

" In my relationship with God, I've learned that if I follow a 'formula' for how I spend my time with Him, then I'm just accomplishing a checklist of things I feel obligated to do to please Him. This makes my spiritual life more about doing what I need to do to fulfill an obligation than something meaningful. "

" As you read or listen to God's Word and spend time talking to Him in prayer, your spirit will eventually become stronger than your flesh. "

" It's so easy to settle for less than God's best for us because we don't always feel like taking responsibility for our behavior or putting forth some effort to do what we need to do so we can accomplish great things for God and help people. But the cost of settling for less is actually harder than being completely obedient to God's will. "

" Christianity is a lifestyle. And being a Christian is more than a label. "

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

" 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. "

" Integrity means that you are the same in public as you are in private. "

" You see, rebellion, and the disobedience it causes, keeps us from having the power of God that's available to us as Christians. "

" Our words will either bring life and victory or death and destruction. If we want to be happy, we have to be serious about speaking words of life that line up with God's Word. "

" Giving is just one way of expressing that God has been good to you and will continue to do so through your being good to others. "

" Satan is the master distracter. He is always working to keep us off track in our walk with God. "

" Consider a tree for a moment. As beautiful as trees are to look at, we don't see what goes on underground - as they grow roots. Trees must develop deep roots in order to grow strong and produce their beauty. But we don't see the roots. We just see and enjoy the beauty. In much the same way, what goes on inside of us is like the roots of a tree. "

" I think there's more women that watch me than men, but I don't look at myself as just a minister to women. My ministry began that way, but I really feel like the Word of God is for everybody. "

" If God can't get you to obey Him concerning your money, he won't get to anything else you got. "

" Why is it that although it takes us years to get into our messes, we expect God to get us out of them in a few days? "

" Stay active. Read the Word. Worship with other believers. Continue to give. Keep learning and growing. Your faith will be unleashed! "

" Spending time with God through prayer and His Word is a prerequisite for having a great life and fulfilling your purpose. "

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

" Hope is favorable and confident expectation; it's an expectant attitude that something good is going to happen and things will work out, no matter what situation we're facing. "

" 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. "