our omnipotent God doesn’t simply hoard his power. Instead, he is an empowering Deity who offers to share his strength with those he created.

an ongoing relationship with God can become severely strained by a refusal to extend forgiveness to those who have inflicted harm.

C. S. Lewis said, Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one. . . . Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries: avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket — saf

there really is no way we can lose when we make the daily choice to do business by the Book.

Freedom isn’t doing whatever we want; freedom is fulfilling what we were created to become.

You can’t be boldly rebelling against him in any ongoing way and expect to experience unhindered growth in your relationship with him. That’s a terrible consequence for Christians.

“A friend is one who knows you as you are, understands where you’ve been, accepts who you’ve become, and still gently invites you to grow.”

we need to resist the temptation to traffic in rumors, gossip, or unfair criticism.

When we keep our doubts suppressed inside, we unwittingly give them more and more power over us. On the other hand, when we finally let them emerge and face them squarely, it’s amazing how often their potency disappears.