Discipline is something we despise for the moment.... We all look for a place to run, an excuse with which to stall. No one enjoys it. Yet those of us who have endured it know that the fruit it produces and the pain from which it ultimately spares us makes it worth the agony.

Our problems may stay, our circumstances may remain, but we know God is in control. We are focused on His adequacy, not our inadequacy.

When we learn from experience, the scars of sin can lead us to restoration and a renewed intimacy with God.

You always have God's undivided attention.

When we surrender to His timing, He does mighty things in and for us, according to His will and His timing. God acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.

The reason so many of us struggle so intensely with adversity is that we have yet to adopt God's perspective and priorities.

You may go through difficulty, hardship, or trial—but as long as you are anchored to Him, you will have hope.