You've got a lot to look forward to in Heaven. Compared to what's in store for you in Heaven, your current pain and problems are petty.

We had one rule which was 'whatever you are feeling, that's okay'

Familiarity breeds complacency.

That's one of those questions I'm asked more often than anything else. Will my dog go to heaven? And I say well, the lion will lay down with the lamb.

Worry is focused thinking on something negative. Meditation is doing the same thing only focusing on God's word instead of your problem.

Get honest with God, and your focus will shift from just seeing your problems - no matter how overwhelming they seem - to the grace of God.

I have the greater glory of God, the history is His story, that He is in charge and ultimately He knows what He's doing.