God is good to me, even when life doesn’t feel good to me.

Weakness is hard, but it doesn't have to mean defeat. It's our opportunity to experience God's power firsthand.

Spending some time getting quiet can really be the best remedy for tangled situations. Taking a step back from all the emotion, frustration, and exhaustion to sit quietly with Jesus will do more to untangle a mess than anything else I've ever found.

If I really want an unrushed life, I must underwhelm my schedule so God has room to overwhelm my soul.

Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.

Jesus didn't mean this as a sweeping command for everyone who has a lot of money. Jesus meant this for any of us who wallow in whatever abundance we have. I imagine Jesus looked straight into this young man's soul and said, 'I want you to give up the one thing you crave more than me. Then come, follow me.'

Prayer does make a difference-a life-changing, mind-blowing, earth-rattling difference.