Pain and trials are almost constant companions, but never enemies. They drive me into His sovereign arms. There He takes my disappointments and works everything together for good.

God is in control, and therefore in EVERYTHING I can give thanks - not because of the situation but because of the One who directs and rules over it.

Snuggle in God's arms. When you are hurting, when you feel lonely, left out. let Him cradle you, comfort you, reassure you of His all-sufficient power and love.

The will of God for your life is simply that you submit yourself to Him each day and say, 'Father, Your will for today is mine. You lead me today and I will follow.

What is courage? It is the ability to be strong in trust, in conviction, in obedience. To be courageous is to step out in faith - to trust and obey, no matter what.

As you study your Bible with the help of the Holy Spirit, and live out the truths that God reveals to you, you will discover new stability, strength, and confidence.

The problem is that so often we forget that we are in warfare and that Satan's target is our mind.

Most of the world around you doesn't read the Bible. So... God gives the world a living epistle- you.

You have been created by God and for God, and someday you will stand amazed at the simple yet profound ways He has used you even when you weren't aware of it.

Ultimately, the goal of personal Bible study is a transformed life and a deep and abiding relationship with Jesus Christ.

You can be defeated by life's unavoidable disappointments, or you can become stronger because of them.

It was, in many ways, her dream bookshop. Not least because all the books had already been read.Books that had already been read were the best.

Oh, sometimes it's just easier to please people, " Maria said finally.

Only with calmness can you control your emotions.

Teachers influence more by what they are, what they do, what they represent and what they believe than by what they teach and preach.

As a child, I always chose a false nose and some face paint and a wig for my birthday.

It was a natural process, because when we go to the ring we are human beings, but once you feel the punches and the competition that's when the beast comes out and takes hold of us.

Where there's no law, there's no bread.

To love someone else enough to forget about yourself even for one moment is to be free.

There's something about singing that I just love. It makes me feel freer than anything in the world.

Look, what a horse should have he did not lack, Save a proud rider on his back.