Stand tall and face YOUR truth. Speak boldly and be confident in what you say. Don’t just dream, but take the steps to get where you want to be. Stay motivated, determined, and focused because...

What had happened was this. When still young, I had gotten the idea from somewhere that I might be able to write… Maybe the deadly notion came from liking to read so much. Maybe I...

So the next time you see a person with a compose face and a soft voice, remember that inside her mind she might be solving an equation, composing a sonnet, designing a hat. She might,...

May our eyes focus rightly on Christ … before the need to please others, before church, and before the busyness of Christian life. Those things will surely have their place, but they will be most...

If you are going to be successful in creating the life of your dreams, you have to believe that you are capable of making it happen. Whether you call it self-esteem, self-confidence or self-assurance, it...

What would you think if I told you that, yes, your bad choices and decisions have had a part in your ending up under this pier, but beyond that, under this pier is exactly where...

Loving someone doesn’t mean you have to bow down to them or drop everything and run to their relentless calls. They must understand and love you enough to give you the respect that you deserve....

He worked with her as she was and not as he wanted her to be.

Encouragement from any source is like a drop of rain upon a parched desert. Thanks to all the many others who rained on me when I needed it, and even when I foolishly thought I...

faith” cannot please God. It is not saving faith. Saving faith is the confidence that if you sell all you have and forsake all sinful pleasures, the hidden treasure of holy joy will satisfy your...

You have to conquer every mountain to fulfill the dream.

May your hope keep you joyful.

Lee was a born pedagogue, never happier than when his children were learning to do something the right way. It is a testament to Lee’s affection and patience that his children did not rebel. In...

It is possible to get what you want in life, you must work for it.

The storm you face is your teacher. The experience you gain is your lesson. The life you make from it all is your blessing. Always remember, the teacher teaches a lesson that becomes a blessing....

Indeed, God is always with us even when things look hopeless.

You got up off the bathroom floor. That’s a start. Now, just stay off the floor. After all—aside from winning the lottery—all any of us can ever really hope for is more days spent standing...

In the darkest times of your life, your praise to God should be the loudest. Let the enemy know you’re not afraid of the dark.

Let go of a need for personal recognition. Heap kudos on others and they’ll perform even better next time. Leaders are only as good as those who follow them and followers are at their best...

When there is silence, Give your voice. When there is darkness, Shine your light. When there is desperation, Offer hope.

Blessed is the man who has the gift of making friends; for it is one of God’s best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of oneself, and seeing...

It is not trying that is ever going to bring us home. All this trying leads up to the vital moment at which you turn to God and say, ‘You must do this. I can’t.

God always gives us a fresh start, it’s called today!

How we treat one another matters, and not just in a “it’s nice to be nice” kind of way: our behavior contributes to an environment that encourages some opportunities and hinders others.

At first, they’ll only dislike what you say, but the more correct you start sounding the more they’ll dislike you.

She encouraged herself to see her very small presence in the world as a good thing, a power, something that a hero might possess.

Lift up the weak; inspire the ignorant… Rescue the failures; encourage the deprived! Live to give… Don’t only hustle for survival. Go, and settle for revival!

Begin again as often as you need to in order to stay on track spiritually…

Turn lemons into lemonaid

Life is hope.Hope is faith.Faith is believe.Believe is possibilities.Possibility is miraculous.Miraculous is divine.Divine is supernatural.Supernatural is spiritual.

Be thankful.Be grateful.Be joyful.

The Appreciation Meditation is the first step towards allowing and encouraging your inner nature to come to the surface of your mind.

Do all the works you can while you still have the strength to work.

I suppose it’s unfair, tricks of argument that leave wounds, but with this sort of thing that (C.S.) Lewis does, what I feel is a craftsman’s joy at the sight of a superior performance.

With God, there is no such thing as a lost cause.

Itdoes not need much wisdom to utter words of reproof; but much wisdomis needed to find such words as do not embitter a man’s misfortune, butencourage him, restore to him his spirit, put spurs to...

Intercourse is one thing, Intimacy is everything. Be encouraged

Don’t be afraid to stand tall in YOUR truth! Boldly and confidently face everything that has, and is, keeping you bound. Fight for your inner peace! Fight for your happiness! Fight for everything and everybody...

We all need role models in different seasons, people we look to who bring encouragement for the journey. Every role model but One will fail. If we get up-close we will see that each one...

Cultivate an optimistic mind, use your imagination, always consider alternatives, and dare to believe that you can make possible what others think is impossible.

It’s more of an encouragement thing. There’s no money, but it tells you you’re on your way to do great things.

Great people do things before they’re ready. They do things before they know they can do it.

And so he set about restoring them, using the tricks he had learned over the years. He went to them, speaking to each of them in tones so low that none of the others could...

Your father is alive in you, Harry, and shows himself most plainly when you need of him. How else could you produce that particular Patronus? Prongs rode again last night.

Cry if you must. Scream. Get it all out of your system, and then we’ll have fun. It won’t last forever, but it will keep you busy for tonight.

Haters hate that’s what they do. Gossiper’s gossip. Doers do. Talkers talk. Workers work. Lovers love. Singers sing, worshipers worship. Fighters fight, winners win. Believers believe that’s what they do.Just find out what are you....

Gracious words refresh, restore and revive the soul.

Without hope we fail to exist.

Hold fast to your faith.Keep your hope in the Lord.Embrace the love of God.

Notice the people you encounter in this life.