If you have put your faith in Christ and have spent significant time in the Word of God, the tough times can be like a magnet that draws you to the Lord Jesus. Nothing is going to happen - ever - that will catch Jesus Christ by surprise. He is able to help His children work through anything, and not a single thing is going to happen in the future that can change that fact.

All the Christmas presents in the world are worth nothing without the presence of Christ.

If you were to write your life motto, what would it say? Look out for number one? Or look out for the needs of others?

It is possible to be at the top of Christian service, respected and admired, and not have that indispensable ingredient by which God has chosen to work in His world today - the absolute sacrificial agape love of the Eternal God.

There's only one thing to do with God's offer of the gift of salvation: Say "thank you" and embrace it.

If we ask God for a calm, thankful heart that sees all the blessings His grace imparts, He can teach us many lessons in illness that can never be learned in health.

God is no further from you on your worst day than He is on your best day. Just open your heart to receive Him and His love.