Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life. Do you want to be happy tomorrow? Then sow seeds of happiness today -count blessings, memorize Bible verses, pray, sing hymns, spend time with encouraging people. Do you want to guarantee tomorrow's misery? Then wallow in a mental mud pit of self-pity or guilt or anxiety today assume the worst, beat yourself up, rehearse your regrets, complain to complainers.

Just when the truth about life sinks in, His truth starts to surface. He takes us by the hand and dares us not to sweep the facts under the rug but to confront them with him at our side.

God will use whatever he wants to display his glory. Heavens and stars. History and nations. People and problems.

Gratitude is a dialysis of sorts... it flushes the self-pity out of our systems.

I believe ingratitude is the original sin. I believe if Adam and Eve had been grateful for the garden of Eden they had, they would not have been so focused on the one tree they didn't have.

God offers authentic LOVE. His devotion is the real deal. But He won't give you the genuine until you surrender the imitations.

The cross is where God forgave his children without lowering his standards.