Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me.-------------------------------------------Gender-neutral version: Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked...
This is the beginning of a new day. God has given me this day to use as I will. I can waste it or use it for good. What I do today is very important because I am exchanging a day of my life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever, leaving something...
I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.------------------------------------------Gender-inclusive version: I have learned that success is...
A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.
Our challenge is to have faith--in failure, in success, in whatever life brings. The unexpected turns, the painful endings, the precarious beginnings are all part of the path of faith, where we are reminded with each step that the Resurrection did not happen only once...
Jesus came to announce to us that an identity based on success, popularity, and power is a false identity.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
When productivity is our main way of overcoming self-doubt, we are extremely vulnerable to rejection and criticism and prone to inner anxiety and depression. Productivity can never give the deep sense of belonging we crave. The more we produce, the more we realize...
Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical to laying down the shield and picking up your life. Research shows that perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it's often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life...
The apostle Paul had ample wealth stored up in success and achievements. He had all the merit badges and first place trophies. But once he’d seen the light of Christ, they looked like garbage. from The Storytelling God