2. Christians aren't made —they are in the making. God mightily uses Christians who stay cool in a hot place, sweet in a sour place, and little in a big place.
3. People have a way of becoming what you encourage them to be, not what you nag them to be. Other people don't make you what you are; they only reveal what you are.
4. Clouds in our lives are sent to bring showers of blessings. To reach the port of Heaven we must sail sometimes with the wind, sometimes against it; but we must sail, not drift or lie at anchor.
5. The next time the Devil reminds you of your past, remind him of his future.
6. Patience is accepting a difficult situation from God without giving Him a deadline to remove it.
7. Sometimes the Lord calms the storm; sometimes He lets the storm rage and calms His child. To realize the worth of the anchor, we need to feel the storm.
8. Faith is not shelter from difficulties but belief in the face of all contradictions. Faith makes the uplook good, the outlook bright, the future glorious.
9. Worry is the senseless process of allowing leftover problems from yesterday to distract you today and clutter up tomorrow's opportunities. Worry pulls tomorrow's cloud over today's sunshine. You can't trust and worry at the same time.
10. Enjoy the little things. One day you may look back and realize that they were the big things.
11. It is wonderful what God can do with a broken heart, if He gets all the pieces.
12. In God's rules of success, you must stoop to rise, go down to get up, and shrink to grow.
13. When you pray for God's guidance, do not complain if it is different from your preference.