If others don't use their gifts, you get cheated, and if you don;t use your gifts, they get cheated.
The purpose of your life fits into a much larger, cosmic purpose that God has designed for eternity.
Failure isn't a character quality. It's just an event. How you respond to failure is your character.
Never use prayer as an excuse to procrastinate doing what you already know is the right thing to do.
Patience is a form of faith. It says, "I trust God. I believe that God is bigger than this problem."