When the Lord makes it clear you're to follow Him in this new direction, focus fully on Him and refuse to be distracted by comparisons with others.

For there to be true maturity, people must be given room to grow, which includes room to fail.

God often does His best work in us when He catches us by surprise and introduces a change that is completely against our own desire.

God seems to reward us with good, delightful experiences when we move with joy through the less-than-delightful times.

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.

God will never adjust His agenda to fit ours. He will not speed up His pace to catch up with ours; we need to slow our pace in order to recover our walk with Him. God will not scream and shout over the noisy clamor; He expects us to seek quietness, where His still small voice can be heard again.

We continually encounter hardships. People disappoint us. We disappoint ourselves. But God is constant and compassionate. We are not alone. He cares. Against all reason, the transcendent God loves us so much that He has committed Himself to us.