God is never a God of discouragement. When you have a discouraging spirit or train of thought in your mind, you can be sure it is not from God. He sometimes brings pain to his children-conviction over sin, or repentance over fallenness, or challenges that scare us, or visions of his holiness that overwhelm us. But God never brings discouragement.
John Ortbergsometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
John OrtbergThe miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
John OrtbergHaving faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
John OrtbergYour Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we're tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
John Ortberg