On the other hand, when you do something for someone else, there's often a greater, deeper satisfaction.

Extreme measures bring extreme results. If you want a normal life, do what normal people do. If you want to know God intimately, walk with Him daily, and please Him in every way, you're going to have to do what few do. Absolutely nothing.

The best thing you can do for your kids is to show them God working in you on a daily basis.

In order to honor God with your wealth, you first have to admit that you are rich. Most people won't do that. It's not normal.

She said, "Right now, while we have this time, I'm not going to do any of that other stuff. I'm going to seize this moment and simply enjoy being with Jesus while I can." Mary made a deliberate choice. She wasn't being lazy and using company as an excuse to get out of helping her sister with chores. She was choosing to focus on what mattered the most.

God put you on earth with a divine assignment- something prepared in advance for you to do. I've found that the things that make us sad, the things that make us righteously angry, or the things we care about that others don't are often a key that unlocks our reason for living. It's our burden.

What matters is the one thing I do know for certain: God is with me.

Remember, to get what you've never had, you must do what you've never done. But to get what you once had, you must do what you once did.

What one promise do you need to claim? Find it. Don't give up. Cling to it.