But you see, it is the wilderness that weeds out the saints from the "aint's.

No matter how strong we are, there is always something that can cause the heart to flutter and the pulse to weaken.

God gives you the strength to stand in the midst of turmoil and walk through it victoriously!

It is from the depths of dark and dirty places in our lives that we scream for God's attention and help while misunderstanding that, just like with a natural seed, it is the microbes in the soil of life that eat away at our efforts to protect ourselves from harm.

You can't let other people determine how far you are willing to go to reach Destiny because it's simply not their call. They don't get it, so don't worry about them!

An alcoholic father, poverty, my own juvenile diabetes, the limited English my parents spoke - although my mother has become completely bilingual since. All these things intrude on what most people think of as happiness.

The man who is truly good and wise will bear with dignity whatever fortune sends, and will always make the best of his circumstances.

To a brave man, good and bad luck are like his left and right hand. He uses both.

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.

And thus we rust Life's iron chain Degraded and alone: And some men curse, and some men weep, And some men make no moan: But God's eternal Laws are kind And break the heart of stone

As long as a man is alive and out of hell, he cannot have any cause to complain.

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.