The Christian does not consider death to be the end of his life, but the end of his troubles.
You are never dedicated to something you have complete confidence in. No one is fanatically shouting that the sun is going to rise tomorrow. They know it is going to rise tomorrow. When people are fanatically dedicated to political or religious faiths or any other kinds of dogmas or goals, its always because these dogmas or goals are in doubt.
I used to think that God’s gifts were on shelves--one above the other and the taller we grew, the more easily we could reach them. I now find that God’s gifts are on shelves one beneath the other and that it is not a question of growing taller but of stooping lower.
Trust in yourself and you are doomed to disappointment; trust in your friends and they will die and leave you; trust in money and you may have it taken from you; trust in reputation and some slanderous tongue may blast it; but trust in God, and you are never to be confounded in time or eternity.
When you cannot trust God, you cannot trust anything; and when you cannot trust anything you get the condition of the world as it is today.
God, save us from hotheads who lead us to act foolishly, and from cold feet that would keep us from acting at all.
There are two things I've learned: There is a God. And, I'm not Him.
A coincidence is when God performs a miracle, and decides to remain anonymous.
Lead your life so you won't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
Going to church does not make you a Christian anymore than going to McDonald's makes you a hamburger.
God never closes a door without opening a window. He always gives us something better when he takes something away.
When the great scorer comes to write against your name, he marks not that you won or lost, but how you played the game.
We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.
Some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.
Never tell a young person something cannot be done. God may have been waiting countless centuries for somebody ignorant enough of the impossibility to do that thing.
God has not promised skies always blue, flower-strewn pathways all our lives through; God has not promised sun without rain, joy without sorrow, peace without pain. But God has promised strength for the day, rest for the labor, light for the way, Grace for the trials, help from above, unfailing sympathy, undying love.
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; Professionals built the Titanic.
Faith is to believe in what you do not yet see, the reward for faith is to see what you believe.
Lord, please help me remember that nothing is going to happen today that you and I together can't handle.
When we are at our worst, God is at His best.
When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer - never give up then - for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
Occupy my mind with motivational monologue. Set and implement realistic goals. Isolate negative thinking and influences. Take control and conquer my fears. Identify and eliminate stress. Visualize my success. Expect the best from each day.
Look forward, not backward. Be a leader, not a follower. Focus on your successes and learn from your failures. Stay away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Trust your hopes, not your fears. Go the extra mile at your job.
You can think negatively or positively. If you are a positive thinker, you will base your decisions on faith rather than fear.
Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for power equal to your tasks.
God loves you and He knows all the secrets of your heart...you've allowed the past to come between you and God. Turn the past over to God. He's strong enough to take it. And give Him your future, too... He'll make you strong enough to live it.
Difficult situations often bring out qualities in us that otherwise might not have risen to the surface, such as courage, faith, and our need for one another. All of our experiences can help us to grow.
But any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood, and that is what happened to Jesus.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.
I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there" and it will move. Nothing will be impossible to you.
I fear God, and next to God I chiefly fear him who fears Him not.
God loves us the way we are but He loves us too much to leave us that way.
The next time Satan reminds you of your past, remind him of his future.
God’s strength behind you, His concern for you, His love within you, and His arms beneath you are more than sufficient for the job ahead of you.
Lord, when we are wrong, make us willing to change. And when we are right, make us easy to live with. Amen.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark.
Faith makes us sure of what we hope for and gives us proof of what we cannot see.
When down in the mouth, remember Jonah. He came out all right.
God is able to do far more than we would dare to ask or even dream of-- infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes.
The winds of God are always blowing, but you must set the sails.
It is comforting to know that not only the steps but also the stops of a good man are ordered by the Lord.
I affirm life; I challenge problems; I accept responsibility; I believe in God; I live today.
