To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love. Love is my true identity. Selflessness is my true self. Love is my true character. Love is my name.

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Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it.

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I'd rather have ten people that want God than 10,000 people who want to play church.

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There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction. _ Salvador Dali

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Nothing can take your joy; you have to give it away. You're in complete control of your happiness. _ Joel Osteen

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The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.

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Every problem has a solution, although it may not be the outcome that was originally hoped for or expected.

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At the end of the day, nobody can tell you how to tackle failure or how to handle change. The world is very good at encouraging you to go along with the status quo and at basking in your successes. But when you hit a wall in your personal life, and you screw up, people don't give you a chance to navigate your way through it and tap into what's extraordinary about you.

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Either you run the day or the day runs you. — Jim Rohn

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Every challenge you face today makes you stronger tomorrow. The challenge of life is intended to make you better, not bitter. ― Roy T. Bennett

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