Surrendering is intentionally laying down the power I possess. And have I considered that the power I lay down is often more powerful than that which I’m laying it down in front of? Therefore, I would be wise to recognize that surrender is less the absence of power and more the presence of fear.

How big we are ‘not’ is evidenced when we stand face-to-face with everything else, including ourselves.

It is in taking a great thought and wrapping the entirety of it in a handful of simple words that the rouge defenses of the heart are breeched and the soul falls to the light.

To those who have resigned themselves to the sorry belief that they are forever held captive to the currents of life, I would suggest that they take some time to learn what the oars in their boat are for.

Endings have the power to shake beginnings from their slumber, raise them to their feet, and send them running forward when they would have otherwise stayed fast asleep.

True nobility is to exercise power as a servant to all and master of none.

Being our own god grants us the terrifying illusion that we possess sufficient power to bring the world around us to its knees, when in fact it will only serve to bring us to our grave. And sadly, the cemeteries seem quite full these days.

If you've been foolish enough to underestimate the power of prayer then you've probably been naive enough to overestimate the power of everything else.

At the point that Jesus shows up in the storm, He and I become the storm.