The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord's promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards.

God takes full responsibility for the life wholly devoted to Him.

We are the product of our thinking, so it is important that we choose carefully where to focus our mental energy.

God wants us to seek Him more than anything else, even more than we seek answers to prayer. When we come to God in prayer, sometimes our hearts are so full of what we want that we leave God out. Our minds become consumed with the gift rather than the giver.

Regardless of the source of our pain, we must accept that God knows, God loves, and God is at work.

It is not the trials in your life that develop or destroy you, but rather your response to those hardships.

Earthly wisdom is doing what comes naturally. Godly wisdom is doing what the Holy Spirit compels us to do.