“Storms are not punishment for lack of obedience; oftentimes they are the result of obedience!”1
“When I put God first, God takes care of me and energizes me to do what really needs to be done.”
“Many Christians have the mistaken notion that eternal life begins when they die. But that is not biblically accurate. Eternal life begins when we are born again into the Kingdom of God.”
“We can find ourselves in the middle of God’s perfect will and in the middle of a perfect storm at the same time!”
“If you have been born only once, you will have to die twice. But if you have been born twice, you will have to die only once (and you may even escape that one death if Jesus returns to the earth during your lifetime).”
“God has a habit of using people, their gifts, and their resources to carry out His plans. In fact, we were created to be God’s deputies, doing His work on earth.”
“Spiritual armor is useful only if we put it on!”
“Trust is an act of the mind, while obedience is an act of the hands and feet.”
“Darkness does something to a place, doesn’t it? It distorts. It becomes a canvas for the imagination. The good news is that shadows are only the deflection of light. They can frighten, but they can do no harm.”
“When a man or woman decides to be a champion for God, they set themselves up for a lot of heat and criticism.”
“Before we can pray, ‘Thy Kingdom come,’ we must be willing to pray—‘My kingdom go!”
“Fear drains us, while love empowers us.”
“It’s fairly simple. When can we pray? All the time. When should we praise God? Whenever we pray.”
“The most powerful apologetic is the faithful lives of God’s people, demonstrating love, faith, and hope in the midst of a hostile world.”
“Is it not reasonable, then, to trust Him with your world? When you feel overwhelmed with your problems and daily pressures, remember that God can handle those, too. You can leave them in His mighty and gracious hands.”
“Quite often the Lord uses the adversity in our lives as a lens through which He can be seen! In the process of it all, He is developing our character so that we can be worthy reflectors of His glory. Paul teaches us that character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trials and suffering can the soul be strengthened.”
“Peter suggests that we never forget one fact: ‘That with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years is as one day.’ Translation: God sets His watch to a time zone not accessible to us. Once again we need to remember that He is the one who created time, like everything else, and He uses it for His own purposes. I like the little story about the foolishness of quantifying God’s timing. A little boy asked God, ‘How long is a second in heaven?’ God said, ‘One million years.’ The boy asked, ‘How much is a penny in heaven?’ God answered, ‘One million dollars.’ The boy said, ‘Could I have a penny?’ To which God answered, ‘In just a second.’”
“Like the many others who have suffered after him, Paul allowed his adversity to become a platform for the gospel. What the Enemy hoped would thwart the gospel actually advanced it. If for no other reason than this, we should think twice before we complain about our difficult situations. It just might be that God is up to something eternal!”
“We are not citizens of earth who are going to heaven; we are citizens of heaven who are traveling through earth.”
“Peace is not the absence of stress but the presence of the Savior.”
“Focusing inward on our misery traps us in our own private dungeon, and we lock ourselves away from those richer interiors that provide the healing and wisdom we need.”
1 All of the above quotes are from the website below: