Perspective is everything when you are experiencing the challenges of life.

Most people wish they could erase suffering out of the dictionary. Today's culture of comfort and instant gratification has no patience for suffering - most people want to drug it, escape it, divorce it; do anything but live with it.

Many good Christians are confused about complex social issues of our day, such as doctor-assisted death or medical research which uses stem cells from human embryos. They wonder, 'Why shouldn't science use discarded fetuses for research?' And if someone finds his medical condition intolerable and hopeless, 'why shouldn't he have the legal right to end his life?' Although the Bible does not address these issues in particular, it does provide guiding insights.

The problem of suffering is not about something but about someone.

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

God wants us to be a good example to others who are observing us.

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