Nails didn't hold God to a cross. Love did.

God sees us with the eyes of a Father. He sees our defects, errors and blemishes. But He also sees our value.

I remember enjoying writing those, theres two clues of a gift: you enjoy doing it and people enjoy you doing it.

And we need to share our story. Not with everyone but with someone. There is someone who is like you were. And he or she needs to know what God can do. Your honest portrayal of your past may be the courage for another's future.

You'll never know Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have. Are you in the wilderness? Find refuge in God's presence. Find comfort in his people.

I choose joy... I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical... the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.

God has proven himself as a faithful father. Now it falls to us to be trusting children.