Our desire for approval can only truly be met by receiving God’s acceptance and approval of us.

Everything doesn't have to feel good to be God

Instead of concentrating on your problems and getting discouraged, focus on God and meditate on His promises for you. You may have fallen down, but you don't have to stay down. God is ready, willing and able to pick you up.

As believers in Jesus Christ, our work is to believe while God works on our behalf.

God plants dreams in people's hearts. But many people do not continue all the way to the end in order to follow Him to the fulfillment of that dream. Many get started and quit get started and quit get started and quit. They do not continue because their broken heart overwhelms their hope. They do not have any inner strength to carry them through to the end. Jesus will bind up your wounds and heal your bruises. His Word is the medicine for your soul.

There is no danger of developing eyestrain from looking at the bright side of things.

If someone has offended you, start sowing forgiveness. You may need some yourself someday.