"The flesh, or human nature, is generally lazy and self-centered."
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"Faith is powerful spiritual dynamic, and it is something God responds to and blesses."
"I need to keep pressing on until I am thoroughly thankful."
"God doesn't love me any more or less because I had some work done on my face."
"I’m living now in my reward."
"Life will not always change, so we must be willing to change."
"We don't think there's something wrong with one- year-old children because they can't walk perfectly. They fall down frequently, but we pick them up, love them, bandage them if necessary, and keep working with them. Surely our heavenly Father can do even more for us than we do for our children."
"Because my dad abused me, I was determined to never let a man tell me what to do. God clearly showed me that I needed to be a submissive wife if I wanted to be effective in ministry. The truth is, if we don't learn to submit to authority, we won't ever learn to submit to God."
"Most of us have a "Do Not Disturb" sign around our necks."
"What we need to understand is that when traditions become laws, rules, obligations and expectations others put on us that we don't want to fulfill, then they lose real meaning and steal the joy from our lives. And if we're too religious, we won't be able to be led by the Holy Spirit and enjoy an intimate relationship with Him."
"1 Peter 5 - Be well balanced because Satan 'roams about like a hungry lion seeking who he can devour."
"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."
"Deadly emotions, buried alive, never die."
"God is Good...Jesus is Lord Be Good to Yourself and each Other J-Jesus..O-Others..Y-Yourself"
"Seek His face and not His hand."
"It's impossible to live a life totally free of feelings. God created all of us to be emotional creatures, and feelings are a big part of our lives."
"God rose up from His throne and said to demon powers tormenting the sinless Son of God, 'Let Him go.' Then the resurrection power of Almighty God went through hell and filled Jesus. .. He was resurrected from the dead - the first born-again man."
"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."
"Trusting God brings life."
"God plants dreams in people's hearts. But many people do not continue all the way to the end in order to follow Him to the fulfillment of that dream."