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

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

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

Anger is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ~ Malachy McCourt

People will forget what you said; people will forget what you did; but people will never forget how you made them feel.

It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

 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….

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

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

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

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

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

I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out. ~ John Wooden

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.

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

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

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!!!

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.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will crush my heart. ~ Pastor Leon Fontaine