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" I was in a terrible mess in my childhood. "

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

" I believe many people feel like God is mad at them. "

" I've learned through my own relationship with God that He's not expecting me to be perfect; He wants me to do my best to be in His will and take steps of faith as He leads me, through His Word and the promptings He speaks to my heart. "

" 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. "

" Sometimes when you've had a long series of disappointing things happen, you can get into the very bad habit of just expecting more of what you've already had. "

" I want to look my best for God. So many people have the attitude that if you're a Christian you've got to dress bad, wear an old color, not do anything to your hair, have nothing. It's no wonder that Christianity is not very attractive. I mean, how many people do you know in a Western culture that's going to go, 'Yeah, give me some of that?' "

" Know that as a Christian, your destiny is to be Christlike in all of your ways. "

" The more people I reach, the more people there are that have opinions about me. Not everyone loves me, but I have to be okay no matter what they think about me. "

" God is speaking to us. But are we listening to Him? When our conscience begins to nudge us for whatever reason, we might have this low-level misery or uneasiness about whatever it is we've done or we're about to do. At times like this, it's wise to prayerfully consider whether we're offending God with our actions. "

" We clearly see in God's Word that anything He tells us to do, He will give us the ability to do it. But do we really believe it? Do we want to believe it? It's easier to come up with excuses for why we can't do things that are hard or that we really don't want to do. "

" Everything God tells us to do is for our good. Whether it's direction you get in His Word or something He's specifically put in your heart for your situation in life, the absolute best thing you can ever do is obey Him promptly and completely. "

" The Word of God is active, energizing, sharp and powerful like a two-edged sword. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Reproach is shame, blame, disgrace, disapproval and a disrespectful attitude toward yourself. When you're under reproach, your behavior shows it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I've learned that usually, the less I know about other people, the better off I am. "

" I'm sure most parents read to their children to explain what certain things mean. So books are a good way to convey a message to anybody. Everybody reads. "

" Change is always tough. Even for those who see themselves as agents of change, the process of starting a new thing can cause times of disorientation, uncertainty and insecurity. "

" When it comes to our everyday habits, it's important to ask: 'Am I putting God first?' "

" We have an epidemic of insecure people in our society today. "

" Catering to bad feelings feeds and empowers them. "

" God's grace is amazing! We're saved by grace - God's undeserved favor - and we live by grace, which is also God's power in our lives to do what we could never do in our own strength. And it's all because God is love, and He loves us unconditionally, constantly and completely. "

" Refuse to be a lazy Christian, and resist a passive, apathetic attitude. "

" When you become a Christian, something truly amazing happens: God comes to live inside your heart. You become the home of God. "

" Much of everyday life is filled with opportunities to be distracted. Our possessions... entertainment... cares and anxieties... and even the passionate desire and pursuit of things, some good and not so good, can keep our minds and hearts caught up in a flurry of activity. "

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