God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.

It helps me if I remember that God is in charge of my day - not I.

Grace releases and affirms. It doesn't smother. Grace values the dignity of individuals. It doesn't destroy. Grace supports and encourages. It isn't jealous or suspicious.

It's the nature of the beast within us to keep going back to the familiar rather than to strap on faith and face the future.

Do you want to be wise? Choose wise friends

The size of a challenge should never be measured by what we have to offer. It will never be enough. Furthermore, provision is God's responsibility, not ours. We are merely called to commit what we have - even if it's no more than a sack lunch.

Faith does not change my circumstances; faith changes me. Faith may not bring in the tuition check when I need it, but faith will give me what it takes to hang on.