"When we are made right with God, we begin to think right, we begin to talk right, and we begin to act right."
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"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?"
"I've been studying the Bible for a long time. I remember that after the first five years or so of diligently studying the Word, I didn't feel like I had made any progress. There were a lot of things in my life that were out of order, and I didn't feel like I was getting anywhere."
"Sadly, if we are not confident about our choices, we can easily let other peoples' comments make us feel guilty and ruin the joy we need to experience in life through doing the little things that mean a lot to us."
"I have learned from personal experience that putting trust in God means there will be some unanswered questions. That was a hard lesson for me because I naturally want to understand everything... to know what's going on so I can feel like I'm in control."
"I believe many people feel like God is mad at them. One day I put a post on Facebook that said, 'God is not mad at you.' Within a few hours, we literally had thousands of positive responses from people saying things like, 'That is exactly what I needed to hear today.' Obviously, this is a message we need to hear."
"When you forgive, you're not doing God a favor, you are giving yourself the gift of freedom."
"Teenagers are people too!"
"We must remember we are stewards of what God has provided for us, not owners."
"You can either keep walking in misery or make the decision to begin taking steps out of it."
"I want to let you in on a little secret: I don't always feel like I'm a success. That's right. There are plenty of times when I feel like I've just totally messed up and failed to connect with the people I'm trying to communicate with."
"When we make progress quickly, it feeds our emotions. Then, when there's a period of waiting or we hit a plateau, we find out how committed we really are and whether we're going to see things through to the finish or quit."
"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."
"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."
"Willpower is that thing CEOs and professional athletes tell us they used to make it to the top."
"How one life turns out is not dependent on what people do to us or what they don't do for us."
"God can't drive a parked car."
"I was mentally, emotionally and verbally abused by my father as far back as I can remember until I left home at the age of eighteen"
"The truth is, anyone can start projects. The world is full of just-started projects that looked great at the time but were never completed."
"I think happiness is a goal all of us can agree on. Let's face it - we all would like to be happy."