I was in every club and extra-curricular activity at high school, and I was in the National Honor Society.

I want to stay in the habit of 'glancing' at my problems and 'gazing' at my Lord.

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

Contentment ... has an internal quietness of heart that gladly submits to God in all circumstances.

Many people in the throes of suffering, disappointment, and despair, feel utterly stuck in their circumstances. They see no hope beyond their day-to-day drudgery of disability routines; but when hurting families place themselves under the shower of God's mercy, suddenly the clouds part. They realize there's hope, life, and even joy beyond their suffering.

The success of God's Word in our lives is linked intrinsically to our application of its truth.

It is a glorious thing to know that your Father God makes no mistakes in directing or permitting that which crosses the path of your life. It is the glory of God to conceal a matter. It is our glory to trust Him, no matter what.