Joyful intimacy with God is the great power source of the kingdom of God.

When we meet the great men and women of the Bible face-to-face, we may be surprised to discover just how much like us they are. It is faith in a great God that makes a great man or woman of God.

This prayer for the Holy Spirit to strengthen the inner man of believers is one of the most important prayers recorded in the Scripture, and it is vital that we understand it if we want to grow in prayer.

He also sees the good qualities in your life and the willingness in your spirit—even more than you can see them yourself. We try to obey God but stumble outwardly. By doing this, we mirror what Samuel did when he was anointing David; we look at the outward appearance. When we stumble, we feel as if we are total hypocrites, and then we want to quit. God sees us fall, but He also sees the cry in our hearts to obey Him and succeed. Many times this truth has given me the courage to go on.

I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much.

God doesn't require us to succeed he only requires that you try.

I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.

If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.

It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.

I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.

You don't have to be in a boxing ring to be a great fighter. As long as you are true to yourself, you will succeed in your fight for that in which you believe.

Frazier's got two chances. Slim, and none. And Slim just left town.