Faith isn't the ability to believe long and far into the misty future. It's simply taking God at His Word and taking the next step.

This is the only time in history when I get to fight for God. This is the only part of my eternal story when I am actually in the battle. Once I die, I’ll be in celebration mode in a glorified body in a whole different set of circumstances. But this is my limited window of opportunity, and I’m going to fight the good fight for all I’m worth.

God points to the peaceful attitude of suffering people to teach others about Himself.

Anyone who takes the Bible seriously agrees that God hates suffering. Jesus spent most of his time relieving it. But when being healed becomes the only goal - 'I'm not letting go until I get what I want' - it's a problem.

Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.

Heartache forces us to embrace God out of desparate, urgent need. God is never closer than when your heart is aching.

Christianity isn't all that complicated ... it's Jesus.