We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.
Resist your fear; fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe.
I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.
We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.
I like to see myself as a bridge builder, that is me building bridges between people, between races, between cultures, between politics, trying to find common ground.
Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.
I want to congratulate all the men out there who are working diligently to be good fathers whether they are stepfathers, or biological fathers or just spiritual fathers.
I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.
It is your passion that empowers you to be able to do that thing you were created to do.
I don't think that you can let the storms of life overwhelm you. When you do that, you are no better than the craziness that caused you to be under attack.
If you learn how to forgive others for not being strong, then people can learn how to forgive you for your own issues.
So though there are many things I would have done differently, I submit to God's sovereignty and His purpose in my life and I thank Him that He brought me the way He brought me and gave me what He gave me when He thought I could handle it.
I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.
But I think my mistakes became the chemistry for my miracles. I think that my tests became my testimonies.
Here is the amazing thing about Easter; the Resurrection Sunday for Christians is this, that Christ in the dying moments on the cross gives us the greatest illustration of forgiveness possible.
My first church had seven members in it, and I have to remember, the rent was $225 a month and I worked for Union Carbide and took the check I made from work to pay for the rent to keep the church open.
When my father died, I had a real experience with Christ, a real conversion with Christ and I had it in a Oneness church.
As a Christian, Christ died so that we will have eternal life in Him in Heaven. What it looks like doesn't matter, what it smells like doesn't matter, as long as Christ is there it will be Heaven to me.
I actually grew up playing the piano in the church and was deeply involved in music ministry.
I think that my preaching style and many of my ideas and ideals about faith are based in both Pentecostal and Baptist background.
