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.

God would prefer we have an occasional limp than a perpetual strut.

Choose satisfaction over salary. Better to be happy with little than miserable with much.

Though you see nothing, he is acting.

God saves, not God empathizes, cares, listens, helps, assists, or applauds.

Sometimes when you read the Bible, you find yourself asking, "How does this book know that about me? How does it know that about our world - especially when it was written so long ago?"

Yes, your family history has some sad chapters. But your history doesn't have to be your future. The generational garbage can stop here and now.