We were made for more than compromise. We were made for God's promises in every area of our lives.

God is using all of your experiences, both good and bad, to develop your character to match your calling.

It is good for God's people to be put in a place of longing so they feel a slight desperation. Only then can we be empty enough and open enough to discover the holiness we were made for. When we are stuffed full of other things and never allow ourselves to be in a place of longing, we don't recognize the deeper spiritual battle going on.

Sometimes we need the salt of tears to remind us how to savor the sweetness of life.

Conflict tip: What comes out of someone else's mouth is a reflection of their heart ... not yours.

So often, we want big directional signs from God. God just wants us to pay attention. But we need to leave enough space in our days to get up from our prayers and actually look for God in the moment-to-moment things that happen.

Remember: even the smallest drop of God's strength is more than enough to cover our frailties, our shortcomings, and the places where we deem ourselves weak.