Self-Sufficiency

This chapter invites you to consider the life-changing help you can find in the person and promises of the Lord Jesus Christ for your struggle with words.

The rest of this book is about hard work, but it is the best work you will ever do. If

Understand that conflict is one way God works in our lives

The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself - something that's in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.

I think I'm a good offensive player, good defensive player. I do it on both ends of the floor.

Theoretically, every probationary officer has a chance to become chairman.

When I was a kid, and God was talking to me about music, I was like, 'Okay, I'll sing mainstream music,' because I was afraid to sing Christian music to alienate my friends. Honestly, it was going on 'Idol,' having that kind of exposure, that I realized there's something different about me. I just crave God being a part of every moment.

I pretty much knew that I was going to come in fourth, but then I said, 'I'm fourth at the Olympic Games. What are you talking about? Why is that disappointing?'

It is extremely difficult to get a medal at the World Championships, even more than the Olympics. And when one is not 100 per cent prepared, it is next to impossible to win a medal there.

It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it.

One thing my mother told was to go for what you believe and do something that will allow you to inspire others.