God does not want to make us comfortable as much as He wants to make us comfort-able - to take the comfort that we receive and share it with others.

God, despite my circumstances, I will find reasons to praise You.

A woman who lives with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule will often ache with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul.

When to give grace? I'd rather stand before God knowing I loved others too much rather than regretting that I judged too harshly.

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.'

Humility opens the door of opportunity.

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