Quotes about Challenges

The person of faith is not a person who has been born, luckily, with a good digestion and sunny disposition. The assumption by outsiders that Christians are naive or protected is the opposite of the truth: Christians know more about the deep struggles of life than others, more about the ugliness of sin.

No literature is more realistic and honest in facing the harsh facts of life than the Bible. At no time is there the faintest suggestion that the life of faith exempts us from difficulties.

Christian discipleship is a decision to walk in his ways, steadily and firmly, and then finding that the way integrates all our interests, passions and gifts, our human needs and our eternal aspirations. It is the way of life we were created for. There are endless challenges in it to keep us on the growing edge of faith; there is always the God who sticks with us to make it possible for us to persevere.

David's isn't an ideal life but an actual life.

To be human is to be in trouble.

Youth is the best time to be rich and the best time to be poor.

Remind yourself that other people's jobs aren't so simple.

Man, I grew up like everybody else. Middle-low income family. My parents got divorced like most of the rest of the country.

Citizen service is the very American idea that we meet our challenges not as isolated individuals but as members of a true community, with all of us working together. Our mission is nothing less than to spark a renewed sense of obligation, a new sense of duty, a new season of service...

The more varied the environments in which you exercise your leadership gift, the stronger that gift will become. You will become a far more effective leader.

The enemy uses lies to make problems appear bigger than the solutions we carry.

Ladies, here's a hint. If you're up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That's the hardest shot for the well-endowed.