A season of suffering is a small assignment when compared to the reward. Rather than begrudge your problem, explore it. Ponder it. And most of all, use it. Use it to the glory of God.

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

Of all the things you must earn in life, God's unending affection is not one of them. You have it.

I don't think God is a gender. He presents himself as a father but he comes to us with the tenderness of a mother. In some of the parables, he is the housewife who cleans the house looking for the lost coin. So I think we can miss the point if we get too concerned about the gender of God.

God has the final word on your life and His word is grace.

To accept grace is to admit failure, a step we are hesitant to take. We opt to impress God with how good we are rather than confessing how great he is.

You are God's child. His creation. Destined for heaven. You are a part of his family.