Every time I see my brother, I just praise God for God's grace in his life. Because if God can change Franklin from a prodigal into a man of God, he can do it for anybody.
You can work all your life and make all the waters in all the rivers on Earth drinkable, but if, when you die, you are not ready to meet God, it doesn't matter.
I read God's word when I am not suffering. And then I don't have to all of a sudden establish this habit when I am hurting.
Are you facing a superheated furnace? What God wants is for you to look full in the face of Jesus. Get your focus off whatever it is that appears to be unanswered and focus on the Son.
It has been religious people, often within the organized church, who have been the most critical of and even hostile to my relationship with God.
Religion can be one of the greatest impediments to finding God.
I believe that God has a plan and purpose not only for the human race, but for my individual life.
Some people who suffer run away from God, and I know the tendency, but instead I just run to Him.
I've had Christians treat me in a way that is so wrong and so vicious, I realized there's a difference between God's people and God.
As burned as I've been by local churches and by people who call themselves in God's name, Jesus gave us the church. It's supposed to be a community of like-minded people who encourage and strengthen each other. But that's not how it always works.
When your spirit is heavy, when your heart is broken, when your burdens seem unbearable - trust Him. Look to Him.
God cannot be less than Himself. And God is good. And active. And faithful. And He cares.