It is strange that in our praying we seldom ask for a change in character, but always a change in circumstances.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~ Carl Rogers

Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

80% of people’s problems are about how they feel about themselves. ~ Joyce Meyer

Better to have a big goal and reach half of it than to have no goal and reach all of it. ~ Joyce Meyer

Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.

Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet.

Gay Pride was not born out of a need to celebrate being gay, but instead our right to exist without prosecution. So maybe instead of wondering why there isn’t a Straight Pride month or movement, straight people should be thankful they don’t need one.

You can suffer the pain of change, or suffer remaining the way you are. ~ Joyce Meyer

Just because you feel fear doesn’t mean you can’t do it. Do it afraid! ~ Joyce Meyer

Homosexuality is found in over 450 species. Homophobia is found in only one. Which one seems unnatural now?

An old man said, “Erasers” are made for those who make MISTAKES. A youth replied, “Erasers” are made for those who are willing to CORRECT their mistakes. ATTITUDE MATTERS!!!

Pain makes you stronger, Fear makes you Braver, and Heartbreak makes you wiser.

Character is doing what you don’t want to do but know you should do. ~ Joyce Meyer

Sometimes I’d like to ask God why He allows poverty, famine and injustice when He could do something about it … but I’m afraid He might ask me the same question. ~ L. Strobel

Everything happens for a reason, and sometimes the reason is that you’re not very wise and you make bad decisions.

Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won’t have a leg to stand on.

Under everyone’s hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved. ~ Andy Rooney

 1.  Intelligence leads to arguments. Wisdom leads to settlements.  2.  Intelligence is power of will. Wisdom is power OVER will.  3.  Intelligence is heat, it burns. Wisdom is warmth, it comforts.  4.  Intelligence is pursuit of knowledge, it tires the seeker. Wisdom is pursuit of truth, it inspires the seeker.  5.  Intelligence is holding on….

It is often said that to have a fulfilling life, three essentials are required: a clear sense of personal identity, a deep sense of faith and meaning, and a strong sense of purpose and mission. ~ Os Guinness

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (1788 – 1860)

The word “homosexual” did not appear in the Bible until 1946. (Revised Standard Version).

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be! ~ Maya Angelou

Lord, when we are wrong, make us willing to change. And when we are right, make us easy to live with.

Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense. ~ Robert Frost

Being gay is not a Western invention; it is a human reality. ~ Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Blessed are the people who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself. ~ Rita Mae Brown

The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn’t mean that God doesn’t love heterosexuals. It’s just that they need more supervision. ~ Lynn Lavner