God doesn't do things halfway. He goes all out! When God does something, it's not just barely enough, mediocre or lukewarm.
Everything God tells us to do is for our good. Whether it's direction you get in His Word or something He's specifically put in your heart for your situation in life, the absolute best thing you can ever do is obey Him promptly and completely.
If we are hungry enough for God, we will find a way into His presence. We should be so hungry for the presence of God that we absolutely will not go out of our house or tackle any kind of project until we have spent some time with Him.
Don't judge other people. For example, if you want God's anointing to be on you for parenting, you need to be careful not to criticize other parents.
Refuse to be a lazy Christian, and resist a passive, apathetic attitude.
There is no man on Earth or devil in Hell who can keep you from the very best God put in you.
We want our marriage to be a triumph, not a tragedy.
Good intentions never change anything. They only become a deeper and deeper rut.
I pray while driving. I pray while working, and while relaxing.
Sometimes I just sit still and enjoy God's presence.
In my relationship with God, I've learned that if I follow a 'formula' for how I spend my time with Him, then I'm just accomplishing a checklist of things I feel obligated to do to please Him. This makes my spiritual life more about doing what I need to do to fulfill an obligation than something meaningful.
Christianity is a lifestyle. And being a Christian is more than a label.
A lot of times, people make other people responsible for their joy: 'You're not making me happy, you're not doing this, you're not doing that.'
You see, you are a spirit, you have a soul, and you live in a body. You have emotions, you have thoughts, you have a will, and you have a conscience. You are a complex being! And Jesus came to heal every single part of you. There's not one part that He doesn't want to make completely whole.
When you feel like it's too hard to obey God, remember that He will never tell you to do something without giving you the grace, power and ability to do it.
When I ask people to give, I can't be on television if they don't; I can't help people, if I don't - I mean, it takes money.
No matter what has happened to you in the past or what is going on in your life right now, it has no power to keep you from having an amazingly good future if you will walk by faith in God. God loves you! He wants you to live with victory over sin so you can possess His promises for your life today!
I know from personal experience how damaging it can be to live with bitterness and unforgiveness. I like to say it's like taking poison and hoping your enemy will die. And it really is that harmful to us to live this way.
Dread, which is closely related to fear, steals the ability to enjoy ordinary life and makes people anxious about the future. It keeps them from looking forward to the next day, the next month, or the next decade.
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.
As a global society, we do not have to agree, endorse or condone the lifestyle choices of others. However, history has taught us that we equally cannot and should not excuse those who would hide behind religion or misuse God's word to justify bigotry and persecution.
God doesn't love me any more or less because I had some work done on my face.
Many people in the western world are spoiled by the conveniences of our culture.
Perfectionists demand perfection from themselves first and foremost.
Integrity means that you are the same in public as you are in private.
I think the perception of peace is what distracts most people from really having it.
So much of what we do every single day is the result of habits that we have formed over time.
I was in a terrible mess in my childhood.
Anytime we step out boldly to make changes, we take a chance that we might fail. But the only way to get better is to try.
We should never let material things get ahead of God or become so important in our lives that we can't walk away from them if He tells us to. Anything you own that has a hold on you is a problem.
Depression begins with disappointment. When disappointment festers in our soul, it leads to discouragement.
Sadly, the truth is, there aren't many people who can be put in high positions who won't start thinking highly of themselves.
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.
The eagle has no fear of adversity. We need to be like the eagle and have a fearless spirit of a conqueror!
I believe many people feel like God is mad at them.
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.
