"The time you spend alone with God will transform your character and increase your devotion. Then your integrity and godly behavior in an unbelieving world will make others long to know the Lord."

"If you tell God no because He won't explain the reason He wants you to do something, you are actually hindering His blessing. But when you say yes to Him, all of heaven opens to pour out His goodness and reward your obedience. What matters more than material blessings are the things He is teaching us in our spirit."

"Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins."

"On Sunday morning, I'm not nervous... I can't wait to tell what God wants me to say."

"Do not measure life by the breaths you take, but by the moments that stir your soul. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors."

"If God wanted us to bend over he'd put diamonds on the floor."

"God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December."