"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

"Sometimes we can become so engrossed with our pain, that we miss the point. Pain can traumatize you to the point where you can't think clearly, you can't reason, it becomes difficult to figure things out. You can have pain so deep that you lose your sense of self, your personality, you become a different person. Don't let your pain STOP you from BEING who YOU are! There is purpose in your pain, reclaim your territory, get your stuff back!" - TDJ 

"If God only used perfect people nothing would get done." - Rick Warren

"Failure is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand new day...and it's yours." - Zig Ziglar

"Rest in God’s presence and allow His presence to be the comfort you need." - TDJ

"If you've been feeling isolated in a dark place, don't worry... God did not bury you, He planted you! He is just cultivating you and growing you up! Seeds root in the dark place, destiny evolves in the dark place, transformation occurs inthe dark place. When God is about to renew your mind, He will always take you through a dark place. But, after you have suffered a while, the God of all grace will perfect you, establish you, strengthen you and settle you!" - TDJ

"Our destiny is not determined for us, but it is determined by us. Man's free will is part of God's sovereign will. We have freedom to take which course we choose, but not freedom to determine the end of that choice. God makes clear what He desires: we must choose, and the result of the choice is not the inevitableness of law, but the inevitableness of God." - Oswald Chambers

"Having FAITH doesn't mean you have no doubts or fears. It means you trust God and do what's right in spite of your fears." - Rick Warren

"To wait upon God is not to sit with folded hands and do nothing, but to wait as men who wait for the harvest. The farmer does not wait idly but with intense activity; he keeps industriously 'at it' until the harvest. To wait upon God is the perfection of activity. We are told to 'rest in the Lord,' not to rust." --Oswald Chambers

"Experience brings humility, and humility brings us to "For We Know NOT"! Uncertainty is painful, and it's in the middle that you have the most uncertainty. We tend to hide the pain of uncertainty, we sleep with it, and when no one is around, it eats away at us like cancer because we don't know how to handle it. But that's when God's glory shows up, in the middle, where We Know NOT! The Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness; For We Know NOT what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. (Romans 8:26)." - TDJ

Thought for the Day: “Trying to be in control can be a futile battle. Inner peace comes when we accept that it’s God who is in control and there sometimes isn’t much we can do but just go with His flow.” – Elmer Laydon

"It is absolutely impossible to worry and live in peace at the same time." - Joyce Meyer

"Even when the Father seems far away, He never stops working in your life. God will be faithful to meet your needs at just the right time and in His perfect way. He is able to do “far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think” (Ephesians. 3:20). The Lord delights in giving you His very best. Simply obey God and leave all the consequences to Him." - Charles Stanley