"Remember how far you've come, not just how far you have to go. You are not where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be."

"The purpose of influence is to 'speak up for those who have no influence.' (Pr.31:8) It's not about you."

"When life doesn't make sense, we can still have peace."

"Surrendering to God is not passive resignation, fatalism, or an excuse for laziness."

"Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God."

"I expect God to use me, not because of who I am but because of who Jesus is. Not because of what I've done, but because of what Jesus has done."

"Real security can only be found in that which can never be taken from you - your relationship with God."

"Why would God provide heaven on earth when he's planned the real thing for you in eternity?"

"Grief is a good thing. It's the way we get through the transitions of life."

"If you're alive, there's a purpose for your life."

"God is never in a hurry, but he is always on time."

"Self - worth and net worth are not the same."

"You never know God is all you need until God is all you have."

"I can't imagine God not allowing my dog into heaven."

"You must make a counter - culture decision to focus on becoming more like Jesus. Otherwise, other forces like peers, parents, coworkers, and culture will try to mold you into their image."

"The only group large enough to handle, ' the world's biggest, 'problems is the network of millions of local churches around the world. We have the widest distribution, largest group of volunteers, local credibility, the promises of God, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the inevitability of history."

"We're not completely happy here because we're not supposed to be! Earth is not our final home, we were created for something much better."

"God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements."

"Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record."

"The New testament commanded to love each other, pray for each other, encourage each other, admonish each other, greet each other, serve each other, teach each other, accept each other, honor each other, bear each other's burdens, forgive each other, submit to each other, be devoted each other, and many other mutual tasks. This is biblical membership!"

"You cannot arrive at your life's purpose by starting with a focus on yourself. You must begin with God, your Creator. You exist only because God wills that you exist. You were made by God and for God ' and until you understand that, life will never make sense. It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny. Every other path leads to a dead end."

"Impression without expression causes depression. Study without service leads to spiritual stagnation."

"You discover your identity and purpose through a relationship with Jesus Christ."

"And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others."

"Knowledge increases responsibility."

"Now the only way you can serve God on earth is by serving others."

"The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now."

"Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It's a journey of discovery - there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair."

"In all my travels, I've never seen a country's population more determined to forgive, and to build and succeed than in Rwanda."

"God made you for a reason and your life has profound meaning! We discover that meaning and purpose only when we make God the reference point of our lives."

"The more you pray, the less you'll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You'll feel more patient and less pressured."

"Work becomes worship when you dedicate it to God and perform it with an awareness of his presence."

"Great opportunities may come once in a lifetime, but small opportunities surround us every day."

"The cliché is true: People don't care what we know until they know we care."

"The key to friendship with God, he said, is not changing what you do, but changing your attitude toward what you do."

"To make the most of your life, you must keep the vision of eternity continually in your mind and the value of it in your heart."

"We are healed to help others. We are blessed to be a blessing. We are saved to serve, not to sit around and wait for heaven."

"Only secure people can serve. Insecure people are always worrying about how they appear to others. They fear exposure of their weaknesses and hide beneath layers of protective pride and pretensions. The more insecure you are, the more you will want people to serve you, and the more you will need their approval."

"So I would say God hates war, but God loves every soldier."

"You also know you're surrendered when you don't react to criticism and rush to defend yourself. Surrendered hearts show up best in relationships. You don't edge others out, you don't demand your rights, and you aren't self - serving when you're surrendered."

"Fellowship is a place of grace, where mistakes aren't rubbed in but rubbed out. Fellowship happens when mercy wins over justice."

"We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it."

"Longing for the ideal while criticizing the real is evidence of immaturity. On the other hand, settling for the real without striving for the ideal is complacency. Maturity is living with the tension."

"There are illegitimate parents, but I don't believe there are any illegitimate children."

"The fact is, it is selfish for a church to not want to grow. A church that says, 'We've got enough people, we've got a nice fellowship. Our church is just the right size. We just need to focus on the members we already have. That church is, in reality, actually saying, 'The rest of the world can go to hell. We don't care."

"Repetition is the mother of character and skill."

"The Christian life is more than just commitment to Christ, it includes a commitment to other Christians."

"The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ came to do three things. He came to have my past forgiven, you get a purpose for living and a home in Heaven."

"Your wisest moments will be those when you say yes to God."

"Don't be envious of the runner in the lane next to you, just focus on finishing your race."