"The surf that distresses the ordinary swimmer produces in the surf-rider the super joy of going clean through it. Apply that to our own circumstances; these very things—tribulation, distress, persecution—produce in us the super joy; they are not things to fight. We are more than conquerors through Him in all these things; not in spite of them, but in the midst of them." – Oswald Chambers

"Don't let yesterday's pain kill today's strength. Never be afraid to turn the page and start a new chapter. Free yourself." - Trent Shelton

"Every door that closed; every moment of rejection and betrayal; it was so that God could move you to a place, so that He can use you like never before." - TDJ

"Maybe you've had some doors close in your life. In spite of everything, know that God is stirring you to accomplish His purpose in your life." - TDJ

"People who can't control themselves control the people around them." - David Schnarch