A conflict begins and ends in the hearts and minds of people, not in the hilltops.

his biggest problem was his need for a problem.

We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God.

Instead of following your heart, you are choosing to lead to lead it. The world says to follow your heart, but if you are not it, then someone or something else is. The Bible says that the heart is more deceitful than all else (Jeremiah 17:9), and it will always pursue that which feels right at the moment.

The real war is not without, but within: between ego-based fear and spirit-based love.

There is within you a lamb and a lion. Spiritual maturity is the ability to let lamb and lion lie down together.

Conscience is a formidable and determined adversary. By nature, it strikes the weakest point in a man's reasoning.

A man may be carried on in a constant course of mortification all his days; and yet perhaps never enjoy a good day of peace and consolation.

When there is a fight between your heart and your head, experience has taught me that the best thing you can do is pick up your Bible and remind yourself of what God says.

Men certainly speak peace to themselves when their so doing is not attended with the greatest detestation imaginable of that sin in reference whereunto they do speak peace to themselves, and abhorrency of themselves for it.

Even though we hate some of the things we do or feel, we hate them only because we love ourselves. We feel we are unworthy of such bad stuff.

Don't allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily