"Great growth doesn’t come into your life through mountaintop experiences, it comes through the valleys where you feel limited and vulnerable." - TDJ

"There are hundreds of choices to make every day. It can all be so confusing. How do you know what to choose? Let Me help. Start by asking for My guidance. Then make one choice at a time." - Jesus Calling for Kids by Sarah Young

"I want to warn you about setting your own watch. God’s time is not your time. He may not come when you want Him to, but He will come right on time." -TDJ

"Stop majoring on minor issues. Some stuff you just leave alone. You don't fix everything. You don't straighten out everything. You don't respond to everything. You don't respond to every critic. You don't chase down every rumor. LET THEM TALK. It is dangerous to major on the minor, because when major things come, you won't have any strength or fortitude to deal with them." - TDJ

"It does not take long to realize that though you may have many admirers, friends and family, none will ever take the place of your Lord. His place in your life is the foundation of every success you will ever enjoy. He will be there in every moment of pain and glory. He is the force that brings all the pieces of your life together. It is His tender Love for you that keeps your mind from breaking under the stress of life. And, when all is said and done, no one can comfort you or hold you like He can." - TDJ

"Lord, I am open to whatever You have for me. It may not be what I planned, and it may not happen on my timetable, but I trust Your perfect plan for my life. I refuse to give up on You, but I choose to give up worry, anxiety, and fear. I know nothing is too hard or too wonderful for You." - Joyce Meyer

"When you look back in your life and see how God blessed you, you may not have everything that you want to have, you may not be in a place you were created to be, and you may not even serve Him like you are supposed to serve Him... but, isn't it amazing that even when you went wrong God kept going right. Isn't it amazing how God blessed you and highly favored you? And that's why... even though you may not be in your purpose... every now and then you got to stop and give Him some praise." - TDJ

"In order to grow as believers, you and I must learn to wait on the Lord.When we surrender to His timing, He does mighty things in and for us, according to His will and His timing.God acts on behalf of those who wait for Him. In other words, we must allow His timing—not our own agenda—to guide our lives. That way, we can experience His very best." - Dr. Charles Stanley

"We often shout about God "opening doors," but I thank Him for closing doors. There are some doors, if He hadn't closed them, I would be stuck the rest of my life doing something I was not meant to do or be. I would be tied to somebody who didn't understand me or couldn't relate to me. I'm THANKFUL for the doors He closed and the people that left." - TDJ

"You CANNOT spend the rest of your life weeping about who forsook you and who left you and the job you didn't get and the opportunity that didn't happen. If it would have been good for you, you would have gotten it. Everything that was closed off is a sign it wasn't good for you. It is the Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Every good and perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of Lights in whom there is no variableness. If God didn't give it to you, it's a sign you didn't need it, and you need to rest in the predestined sovereign will of God. God has a purpose for you." - TDJ

"He so loved me! He knew me, and I broke every rule He had, yet He so loved me. When I got so far out that I was sick of myself, He so loved me. People who said they loved me, left me. People who were supposed to love me didn’t come through for me and yet every time my soul was falling, He caught me because He so loved me. I don’t even think I was valuable enough to be caught, but HE SO LOVED ME!" -TDJ

"Pray until your situation changes. Miracles happen every day, so never stop believing. God can change things in the blink of an eye. And even when God does change your situation, keep giving Him praise!" - VI

"God wants us to be like little children. He wants us to have some childlike faith. Why can’t we just take Him at His Word and trust that He will do what He says He will do? We are so intellectual in our interpretation of God and so analytical that we rob ourselves of many of the blessings He would extend to us, because we are too busy trying to figure out what He is going to do and how He is going to do what we asked Him to do." - TDJ

"He will fill us with His magnificent strength, so we can triumphantly walk away from the bondage of our past and begin a new life in Him." - TDJ

"Don't panic—it's only a test. God is with you in both the storms and the peace." (Romans 8:28) - Joyce Meyer 

I've lived in Oklahoma for over 21 years, and people still tell me that I have an accent that is NOT from Oklahoma. :)