God is in the résumé-building business. He is always using past experiences to prepare us for future opportunities.

Have you ever noticed that when you pray, coincidences happen? And when you don't, they don't.

Email helps me keep in touch with my family. I wouldn't know what my extended family was doing every day if we weren't emailing each other.

Prayer adds an element of surprise to your life that is more fun than a surprise party or surprise gift or surprise romance. In fact, prayer turns life into a party, into a gift, into a romance.

God is in the business of strategically positioning us in the right place at the right time. A sense of destiny is our birthright as followers of Christ. God is awfully good at getting us where He wants us to go. But here’s the catch: The right place often seems like the wrong place, and the right time often seems like the wrong time.

Because you know He can, you can pray with holy confidence.

Our Heavenly Father is far too wise and loves us far too much to give us everything we ask for.