Quotes from Craig Groeschel

A lie believed as truth will affect you as if it were true.

Renew your mind by washing it with truth: God's Word.

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds' (2 Cor. 10:3-4). The Greek word translated as strongholds is ochuroma (pronounced oak-EW-ROH-muh), which means to fortify, lock up, or imprison. This is what our enemy tries to do to us. He lies to us until we're convinced that we're stuck and can never escape our problems.

You've never really know what it's like to trust God to provide for you today, because you've got today provided for. And probably tomorrow too. Maybe even into next winter, with all the food socked away in that extra freezer in the garage.

But you are not his prisoner of war, unless you choose to be. Those days can be over. That's your call.

By God's grace, he found me and saved me.

One works hard to prop up an illusion that sucks the life out of them, and the other works hard to make their home a place that restores them, nurtures them, and gives life to others.

Instead of having just good intentions that are me-centered, you can have God intentions that are God-centered. And when God puts something into you, you can be certain it will come to pass.

The more God wants to use you, the more likely you'll be tempted to quit.

Is there something that those who are closest to you have been trying to tell you? Maybe you have an addiction, a hang-up, a weakness, a blind spot. If more than one person who loves you has been trying to help you see something that needs to change, maybe it's time to listen.

If you think you can't do something, you probably won't. If, on the other hand, you think you can, odds are you will. The same is true with your problems. If you dwell on them, they will overwhelm you. But if you look for solutions, you will find some.

Teach your kids by modeling what you claim to believe.