He (God) is determined to pursue you because He knows the greatest joy in your life will come from His lan for you.

It’s critical that we know what we believe, no matter what we feel...that we know what is true, no matter what we see.

Sometimes, God may prioritize performing a miracle on our hearts and minds over a miracle concerning our circumstances.

Wisdom is knowledge applied. Head knowledge is useless on the battlefield. Knowledge stamped on the heartmmakes one wise

A pair of hands clasped in earnest prayer is the best means we have this side of heaven to hang onto Jesus for dear life.

There is something very healthy about finding support from others during difficult times. I needed it for my own healing.

I don't just commit sin. Apart from God, I am sinful. My problem is not just what I do; it's who I am without His nature.

The Word of God is so much broader than people are giving it credit for. Look at Proverbs, a book written on how to live.

The giant step in the walk of faith is the one we take when we decide God no longer is a part of our lives. He IS our life.

Trust God to take care of you in all circumstances. Do you realize what the enemy will lose if you surrender and trust God?

When we think we’re at the mercy of our circumstances and past, we discount the power that is ours through the Holy Spirit.

It is not about never doubting, it is about coming out on the other side with twice the faith you had going into your doubt.

Be careful not to give too much credence to the old adage that time heals. Mark my word. It's God that heals. Time only tells.

Let your light shine today, and let your personality blossom, too. You don't have to be a people-pleaser, just a people-lover.

We've got to know the Word of God. That is our absolute stability. That is our offensive weapon against the kingdom of darkness.

We can grow so accustomed to being spoon-fed the Word of God that we sometimes forget how to examine the Scriptures for ourselves.

Faith is not believing in my own unshakable belief. Faith is believing an unshakable God when everything in me trembles and quakes.

I didn't have a fireworks moment for my salvation. I had a falling in love with Jesus in Sunday school when I was a very young child.

I assure you that some of the most awesome things God has ever done for me have come out of the most awful things I’d done to myself.

One of our greatest challenges as Christians is to be driven by the love of Christ rather than constantly seeking after God's comfort.

One of the most critical reasons believers experience defeat is because we categorize only a few areas of our lives as Christ's arena.

...if I die suddenly, my gravestone might appropriately offer this insight into my departure: "God got tired." I require lots of work.

Men are not our problem; it's what we are trying to get from them that messes us up. We use guys like mirrors to see if we're valuable.

If we only understood that when we devote our lives to the glory of God, our existence on planet earth will leave marks---eternal marks.

God has promised to every single one of us that even in our hardest times, if we would just hang on long enough, the blessing will come.

If we belong to Christ, Satan has no right to exercise authority over us, but he hopes we're too ignorant regarding Scripture to know it.

A big difference exists between trying to manipulate God to give us what we want and cooperating with God so He can give us what He wants.

I say this as a big sister in the faith hoping someone might learn an easier way. Arrogance does not bode well. It attracts the rod of God.

Sometimes God allows storms to come together in such a way that they ultimately fulfill something that would never have happened otherwise.

No matter what authority Satan and his subjects have temporarily been allowed in this world system, Christ can pull rank anytime He wants to.

God desires that we become spiritually healthy enough through faith to have a conscience that rightly interprets the work of the Holy Spirit.

Christ sets us free by the power of His Spirit; then He maintains our freedom as we learn to live from day to day in the power of that Spirit.

God desires to change us from the inside out. Renewing our minds, starving our self-destructive tendencies, and teaching us to form new habits.

When God's Word is deliberately internalized, it will be authentically externalized because it's no longer what we do - it's part of who we are.

If we wait for the needy to walk through our church doors, we may wait a long time. God doesn't wait for people to come to Him. He goes to them.

We Houstonians are a spicy lot. We raise our babies with tongues of fire, mostly lit by chips and salsa. Our blood is as thick and warm as queso.

I've never known more Jesus-serving, Jesus-loving, people-loving, people-serving folks on earth than right here in my hometown of Houston, Texas.

Whether we like it or not, life has a lot of drama and pain. But God is writing a great story. Are we going to let Him? Are we going to trust Him?

Nothing is of greater threat to the enemy than a believer with the Word of God living and active upon her tongue, readily applied to any situation.

I am convinced now that virtually every destructive behavior and addiction I battled off and on for years was rooted in my (well-earned) insecurity.

What a beautiful name. I love to watch how it falls off the lips of those who love Him. I shudder as it falls off the lips of those who don't. Jesus.

The moment we decide to throw more energy into fighting for our mate than with him, the crack of a fist on the enemy's jaw splits the ears of angels.

The next time you feel rejection's sting, remember God's words to Samuel: "It is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me." (1 Sam. 8:7)

God honors a beautiful blend of gift and grit! He gives the gift, and He expects us to have the grit to practice and learn how to use it effectively.

It's never fun when we're in the midst of the storm. But when we land someplace we know we never could have found on our own, it is a beautiful thing.

There is not a single soul that jealousy looks good on. Nobody! It looks ugly on everybody and it makes us act ugly - it makes us act out of character.

My home and my upbringing and just the problems in my family within my extended family were such that it truly was a mix of the good, bad, and the ugly.

Writing songs always trumps whatever else was on the schedule, it really is the most important and can be so fickle, you have to grab it when it's there.

Let's pursue a walk with God so close that the spotlights of this world-be they for us or against us-are eclipsed by His enormous shadow cast on our path.

I want women to love Jesus! That is what I would give every single thing I have for, every earthly good I've got. That is the greatest desire of my heart.

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