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" Over the years, I've learned that a confident person doesn't concentrate or focus on their weaknesses - they maximize their strengths. "

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" When you focus on how wonderful God is and all the great things He's done... is doing... and even will do in your life, your natural response will be praise, adoration and awe. Don't let yourself ever get used to it... stay amazed! "

" Frustration is a sign I am acting independently. The more you try your own way, the tighter the doors will stay closed. "

" Words are powerful; if you change your words, you can change your life. "

" Extremely religious, legalistic people have a criticism or judgment about everyone and everything. They just have a way of bringing people down with what they say. "

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

" A lot of times, people feel that if they forgive the person who hurt them, then they will continue to take advantage of them or not take responsibility for what they did wrong. "

" 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. "

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

Good Intentions

" I'm only going to stand before God and give an account for my life, not for somebody else's life. If I have a bad attitude, then I need to say there's no point in me blaming you for what's wrong in my life. "

" Instead of judging people, we need to pray. "

" There's no happier person than a truly thankful, content person. "

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

" 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 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! "

" I just think overall there's not as many female ministers than there are male ministers. "

" When you make a mistake and the devil comes and tells you 'You're no good,' you don't have to take on the guilt and condemnation he wants to put on you. No! You can immediately confess your mistake to God, thank Him for forgiving you and cleansing you with the blood of Jesus, and move forward in the victory of His grace and forgiveness. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Early on in my life, I had a broken soul. I was abused by my father, abandoned by my mother and ended up in a destructive first marriage. By the time I was 23, I was broken in my soul. I didn't know how to think right. I felt wrong about everything. But God stepped into my life, and I came out on the other side and didn't even smell like smoke. "

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

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

" When we enter into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, something wonderful happens: God begins to change our desires, and we want to be more like Him. "

" If selfishness is the key to being miserable, then selflessness must be the key to being happy! "

" Learning to live for others isn't something that just comes naturally to anybody. You have to train yourself to do it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" God's mercy is fresh and new every morning. "