It is a rare and beautiful thing when we choose to offer love in situations when most people would choose to scorn or ignore.

We must determine to hear God's Words and put them into practice.

Don't put the whole of your identity into the smallness of a situation.

Most of us spend years chasing things in this world that we think will make us feel loved. But everything this world has to offer is temporary. Everything. The kind of love our souls crave is lasting, eternal. And only God can fill up our hearts with that kind of love.

We need to make sure our activities and our attitudes line up with what pleases God first and foremost. Wherever we focus our attention the most will become the driving force in our lives.

If you desire to please God with the decision you make and afterward it proves to be a mistake, it’s an error not an end.

This morning, you have a choice. You can lay in the dark replaying the awful events of the week, or you can turn the light on and read God's Word-His truth-which is the best thing to do when lies are swarming and painful thoughts are attacking like a bunch of bloodthirsty mosquitoes.