When troubles come our way, we can be stressed and upset, or we can trust God. Caleb could have cursed God. He didn't deserve the wilderness. He had to put his dreams on hold for four decades. Still he didn't complain or grow sour.

We're important, but not essential; valuable, but not indispensable. We have a part in the play, but we are not the main act. A song to sing, but we are not the featured voice. God is.

There are many things in life over which you have no choice. But the greatest activity of life is well within your dominion. You can choose what you think about. You can be the air traffic controller of your mental airport. You occupy the control tower and can direct the mental traffic of your world. Thoughts circle above, coming and going. If one of them lands, it's because you gave it permission. If it leaves, it's because you directed it to do so. You can select your thought pattern.

The purpose of the Bible is simply to proclaim God's plan to save His children.

Christ became one of us to redeem all of us.

Sin is not an unfortunate slip or a regrettable act; it is a posture of defiance against a holy God.

If you get a lot of good feedback from people, thats a sign that you have a strength or gift in writing, if not ... try singing.