The problem with comparison is that you always feel either better than someone else or worthless compared to someone else.

To delight in the law of the Lord is to find our source of joy outside of ourselves.

We may not understand why certain things occur in our lives, but we understand who to run to when they do.

We often forget that calling for peace is the most courageous act we can take. It's easy to call for revenge, to claim injustice, and to launch an attack. It's much more difficult to forgive, to call for peace, to lay down weapons.

Our deeds will not cause God to love us more; our sins will not cause God to love us less.

You may not be able to measure God's love, but you can certainly experience it.

The emphasis in Scripture is not the amount we give, but the attitude with which we give.