We have a heavenly Father who is with us through every trial.

We fear saying the wrong thing or using the wrong tone or acting the wrong way. So rather than do it incorrectly, we do nothing at all.

You will never go where God is not.

Good days. Bad days. God is in all days.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you" (Isa. 43:2 NIV). You may be facing the perfect storm, but Jesus offers the perfect peace.

Is fear coming at you from all sides? Then let God speak to you.

Sunsets steal our breath. Caribbean blue stills our hearts. Newborn babies stir our tears. But take all these away—strip away the sunsets, oceans, and cooing babies—and leave us in the Sahara, and we still have reason to dance in the sand. Why? Because God is with us.

Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We cannot be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

What is a fear of living? It's being preeminently afraid of dying. It is not doing what you came here to do, out of timidity and spinelessness. The antidote is to take full responsibility for yourself - for the time you take up and the space you occupy. If you don't know what you're here to do, then just do some good.