So many times, I think we reduce our relationship with God to what we can get from him. When our relationship with God is based on us getting him, laying hold of him and not letting go of him, clinging to him, not letting go of Him.

Find a way to get God's word into your head because then it can make it into your heart. And that's where you want it to arrive at in your heart.

And I think so many times we wrestle in our walk with the Lord because we have these pictures, these notions about God that are not accurate. 

Simplicity is not about doing less or withdrawing from life. It is about redirecting your focus toward the One who is worthy of it.

The greatest investment we could ever make is in the next generation.

It's going to take boldness to live for Jesus in these last days. 

The presence of God is what sets the gathering of believers apart from every other gathering on earth.

Prophecy is still available and still needed. It builds people up, encourages them, and comforts them in ways that only God could orchestrate.

I've found that God's peace can be a relief to me. God's joy can be a peace to me. Understanding the love of God can be a relief to me. Just knowing that God is in control, no matter how chaotic life gets, can be a relief to me. I don't need to substitute that.

The greatest thing you can do for your spouse, your kids, their spouses, their kids is give them to the Lord.

The difference between a friend and an enemy is that a friend's wounds can be trusted and should be seen as faithful.

God's word is God's revealed will. And so if you want to know God's will, then stick as close to His Word as you possibly can.

The pursuit of wisdom brings security. What you're pursuing is not only going to determine the course of your life, it's going to determine how secure you are.

At Western Michigan Adult and Teen Challenge. We exist to develop a life in Christ with the hope and freedom that's found in Him.

The decisions we make determine the path that we're on. And I would submit to you that decisions you're not making, they keep you on a path. You're still moving, something's still happening, time's still ticking, things are still happening around us.

The most radical thing you could do is not go out of your way to go against the world, but to live a godly life.

I believe so many of us struggle to walk in practical wisdom in our life because we have an undisciplined tongue. And we speak death where we should be speaking life. We speak pessimism, where we should be speaking optimism.

When you have proper perspective of who he is, it puts us in proper perspective of who we are and it changes the very dynamics.

Don't throw away your confidence in the Lord. Don't throw away your trust in the Lord because of what you're facing. Trust him. Trust him even still, and he'll bring it to pass.

God never asked for a half of a commitment or a partial commitment. You have to choose to be all in.