True gentleness comes when we’ve been through hell and we understand the suffering of others. If we stay in the hell of bitterness, we will become cynical and unable to trust. It’s only those who go through hell and come out at the other side who are able to deal gently with others. Phillip

  If you give up on people, they will give up on you. TD Jakes

  Let the Holy Spirit’s fresh air clean out the stale air of shame in your soul. Phillip

  A healthy marriage must expel all shame, which is the foul, toxic gas that suffocates a healthy marriage. Shame is like a natural gas leak that will either kill you with its fumes or explode when you light a spark of anger, jealousy, or insecurity. Phillip

  Home needs to be a place where I don’t need to perform or compete. A place where I can feel safe and lay my head. TD Jakes

  Adam’s first career was to name the animals God created. This was good and satisfying. But after a long day, he had no one to come home to. Phillip

  The God who created me and loves me knows the pain and emptiness I feel when I’m isolated. Phillip

  If you don’t work on your family, you won’t have anyone to grow old with. TD Jakes

  There’s so much in the Bible, life, and myself I don’t understand. There’s so much about the way people act and treat each other and me that I don’t understand. If I want to know the mind I must “put on” to make sense from life, it’s humble. I must become a master of humbleness. Phillip

  Jesus came so we could have life, not do church. TD Jakes

  The best shot I have at changing my family is for me to become the best father, husband, brother, and son. Phillip

  Pray not to a distant God, but to the God you believe you are at one with. Phillip

  It’s more Christlike to love and then get hurt or betrayed than to hide inside my shell of fear. Phillip

  Our eternal reward will come from what we have done, and not what was done to us. Phillip

  You can be mentally right and emotionally wrong. Phillip

  God teaches us in fragments and then periodically shows us the puzzle. Phillip

  Don’t read the Bible and pray just enough to aggravate your demons. Push all the way through! Phillip

  Insight isn’t the same as eyesight. TD Jakes

  My anxiety problem is basically a spirit that isn’t Jesus. I don’t need to waste time and effort trying to trace it back to my ancestors. It’s simply bad character that I need to replace by developing good character muscles. Phillip

  Perhaps many of the Psalms are emails that David never sent. Phillip

  We only understand our circumstances at “see level,” what we see and perceive from our perceptions and experiences. Only God and the people around us can help us see beyond, above, and below our “see level.” Get humble and curious. Listen to God and those around you as much as you listen to your own thoughts. Phillip

  Most of your problem is solved when you want God’s will more than your own. George Mueller

  Don’t confuse God’s silence with your own bad hearing. Brenden

  Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion. Edwards Deming