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" Motives reveal why we do what we do, which is actually more important to God than what we're doing. "

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" 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. "

" There are many things that happen every day that we could murmur about if we let ourselves go there. But they really aren't worth the effort it takes to get upset and gripe about it. "

" Your joy comes from how you think, the choices that we make in life. "

" If you will do what God tells you to do, there's no person on Earth and no devil in Hell that can keep you from having what God wants you to have. "

" 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. "

" Instead of blaming everyone and everything else for your problems, pray for God to help you take an inventory of what's been on your mind so you can think about what you've been thinking about. "

" 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. "

" When Jesus comes to live in our hearts, the seed of holiness is planted. "

" 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. "

" There are a lot of 'chicken Christians.' Chickens are generally afraid of life, and they seldom fly or reach their potential in life. And when a storm comes, all they seem to do is flap around the chicken yard, stirring up dirt and running to the chicken house. "

" Many people in the western world are spoiled by the conveniences of our culture. "

" The devil is a peace stealer, and he works hard to set us up to get upset. But we can learn how to change our approach so we don't live upset all of the time. And Jesus gives us the best example to follow. "

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

" I think happiness is a goal all of us can agree on. Let's face it - we all would like to be happy. "

" The most effective prayers are usually the simple prayers. "

" 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. "

" The Bible says that Christians are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. On the job, in the grocery store, even among unsaved friends and family members, God's people are there to bring seasoning to an unsavory situation. "

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

" Life isn't fair, but God is. "

" Some Christians feel guilty when they are doing something that isn't 'spiritual.' Somehow or another, they feel the need to hurry through the grocery store, dash through the house cleaning, and rush through all the daily aspects of life that seem irrelevant to their faith. "

" My father was a mean, controlling and manipulative person for most of his life. He was unpredictable and unstable. As a result, the atmosphere of our home was super-charged with fear because you never knew if what you did would make him mad or not. "

" When we believe the best of people, we let go of each thing they do that is hurtful to us. And we choose to think things like, 'I don't believe they meant to hurt me.' 'Maybe they're having a bad day or don't feel well.' 'They probably don't even realize how they sound.' "

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

" Over the years I've learned how to lock myself up in a prison of hope, knowing that God has nothing but His best planned for me. He promised me things concerning my ministry and my life. "

" 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. "

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

" If you want to become fully mature in the Lord, you must learn to love truth. Otherwise, you will always leave open a door of deception for the enemy to take what is meant to be yours. "

" If someone decides they're not going to be happy, it's not your problem. You don't have to spend your time and energy trying to cheer up someone who has already decided to stay in a bad mood. Believe it or not, you can actually hurt people by playing into their self-pity. "

" Forgiveness is not a feeling - it's a decision we make because we want to do what's right before God. It's a quality decision that won't be easy and it may take time to get through the process, depending on the severity of the offense. "

" 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. "