If the goal is freedom, be prepared to fight battles you didn't ask for. If the goal is authenticity, be prepared to confront shame that wasn't yours to carry.

Lord, help us to choose humility over pride. Help us to choose love over our reputation. Help us to choose patience over making a point, and your Word over our feelings. Lord, help us to choose perseverance over the easy way out.

We don't have a blessing shortage, we have a capacity crisis.

God is just as merciful in the things He does not allow, as He is in the things He does.

Hindsight teaches us that it is better to wait than to regret.

One of the most dangerous traps for the believer is a good thing that's not a God thing.

Sometimes the blessing is in the prayer not being answered.