"Give me a challenge and I"ll meet it with joy." - Ronald Reagan

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.  -  James 1:12

"Be who you are and know what you know." - Meryl Streep

If any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come. - 2 Corinthians 5:17

“You’re never as good as you think you are when you win; and you’re never as bad as you feel when you lose." - Joe Paterno

Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. - Romans 12:3
 

"Hold your eyes on God and leave the doing to Him. That is all the doing you have to worry about." - St. Jane Frances de Chantal

Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. - Hebrews 12:1-2

"There's something not to like about everybody. If that's the lens we insist on wearing, we'll have plenty to see and no one to love." - Beth Moore

Let us stop passing judgment on one another. -  Romans 14:13

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill

Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.  - Joshua 1:9

"Be persuaded, timid soul, that He has loved you too much to cease loving you." - François Fénelon
 

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.  -  Romans 8:38-39

"For the worse my state, the greater my need of my Father who loves me." - George MacDonald

Steadfast love surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.  - Psalm 32:10

"God, who is love . . . simply cannot help but shed blessing upon blessing upon us." - Hannah Whitall Smith

 From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another. - John 1:16 (NLT)

"You can trust the man who died for you." - Lettie Cowman

I will trust and not be afraid, for the LORD is my strength and my song; He is my salvation. - Isaiah 12:2
 

"No tool, in and of itself, has great importance. But placed in the proper hands it can create a masterpiece." - Joni Eareckson Tada

"What is that in your hand?" - God to Moses in Exodus 4:2

"God's gifts make us truly wealthy. His loving supply never shall leave us wanting." - Becky Laird

And my God shall supply  all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19