When you know what God says, what He means, and how to put His truths into practice, you will be equipped for every circumstance of life.

God is in control and therefore in everything I can give thanks.

The problem is that so often we forget that we are in warfare and that Satan's target is our mind.

What is courage? It is the ability to be strong in trust, in conviction, in obedience. To be courageous is to step out in faith - to trust and obey, no matter what.

The disappointment has come - not because God desires to hurt you or make you miserable or to demoralize you or ruin your life or keep you from ever knowing happiness. He wants you to be perfect and complete in every aspect, lacking nothing. It's not the easy times that make you more like Jesus, but the hard times.

When you know what God says, what He means, and how to put His truths into practice, you will be equipped for every circumstance of life.

If you don't plan to live the Christian life totally committed to knowing your God and to walking in obedience to Him, then don't begin; for this is what Christianity is all about. It is a change of citizenship, a change of governments, a change of allegience. If you have no intention of letting Christ rule your life, then forget Christianity; it's not for you.