Good feelings and desires are useless if they are not accompanied by action.

Everything you think, say, and do needs to become intentional and aligned with your purpose, your values, and your goals.

A powerful exercise for building your appreciation muscle is to take 7 minutes every morning to write down all the things you appreciate in your life. I recommend this as a daily ritual for the rest of your life; however, if you think that is excessive, at least do it for 30 to 40 days. It will create a huge change in how you see the world.

If they could not understand the words about Jesus then we Christians should show them what He was like by the way we lived. I remembered He had said, 'If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.' So this was the beginning of what I called 'walking the extra mile'. There seemed to be a lot of Christians who did not mind walking one, not many who could be bothered to walk two, and no one who wanted to walk three. Those in need that I met seemed to need a marathon.

Eternity alone can reveal to the human race its debt of gratitude to the peerless and immortal name of Washington.

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

You can't serve God by acting contrary to His nature

We must speak with honor in the midst of being dishonored. We must speak with peace in the midst of being threatened. We must speak of good things in the midst of a bad situation. We must be obedient to, trust, and believe God and let Him boss around our contrary feelings.

Which do I care more about - demanding my rights or displaying right choices?

Everything is permissible'—but not everything is beneficial" (1 Corinthians 10:23).

Feelings follow correct behaviors, not the other way around. Make right choices to honor God, and your feelings will eventually catch up. And though at first following God this way may appear to make your life harder, it actually does the exact opposite. It makes your attitude more in line with His, thus enabling you to weather whatever comes your way.

Everything is permissible'—but not everything is beneficial" (1 Corinthians 10:23).