We are sometimes tempted to believe the lie that God does not love us. Thankfully the Bible is filled with evidence that this is not true.

God appeared to His people in the Old Testament and dwelt with His people in the New - and now abides in us by His Spirit.

If you feel so lonely you could cry, take the focus off yourself. Think of how much God loves you, and find another person whom you can serve today.

Some believe we have little or no role in our own Christian maturity. God does everything, they think, and we simply have to "let go and let God." After all, if it's the "fruit of the Spirit," we should passively let him work within us as we abide in Christ.

It's possible to be thankful wherever you find yourself.

If we don't take inventory every once in a while and give thanks to God for the great things He has done for us, we get totally out of perspective.

In a sense, we are better prepared to praise God than the angels are, for angels have never known the joy of redemption.