Friend, never fear dying. Dying is the last, but the least matter that a person has to be anxious about. Fear living, that is a hard battle to fight, a stern discipline to endure, a rough voyage to undergo ! Charles Spurgeon

Half of life's problems disappear when one's head is healthy.

Facing a situation head on was the only way to deal with anything. I learned the lesson early.

When a plunge is to be made into the water, it's of no use lingering on the bank.

Then tell Wind and Fire where to stop, but don't tell me.

Mr. Boffin, as if he were about to have his portrait painted, or to be electrified, or to be made a Freemason, or to be placed at any other solitary disadvantage, ascended the rostrum prepared for him.

It only shows how true the old saying is, that a man never knows what he can do till he tries, gentlemen. From "Pickwick Papers" ch. 49 page 646

To be the hero of my life or forever its victim.

Life: A bank-account with so much divine energy at your disposal.

The controlled person is a powerful person. He who always keeps his head will always get ahead. Edwin Markham said, "At the heart of the cyclone tearing the sky is a place of central calm." The cyclone derives its power from a calm center. So does a person.

He will not force you to share your faith, but He will prompt you. And when you take that step of faith, He will empower and use you.

It's been said, "There is one thing that believers and nonbelievers have in common: they are both uptight about evangelism," and that is true. When it comes to sharing the gospel, it seems we plan for failure far more often than success.