Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God.

God loves to bring good out of bad. He loves to turn crucifixions into resurrections. Every obstacle is an opportunity. Every problem has potential. Every crisis is an opportunity for ministry. Every hurt God wants to use for His glory.

God never does anything accidentally.

You drift through life and let things happen to you, or go by design and say, 'This is what I'm intended to do.' The Bible is very clear that God has a purpose. But even if I know that purpose, I can't fulfill it if I'm out of shape.

Every small group has at least one 'difficult' person in it. If you don't immediately recognize who that person is -- it's probably you!

As long as you do things for God, you are a Hall of Famer in heaven's list.

Jesus modeled a purpose-driven life, and he taught others how to live it, too. That was the "work" that brought glory to God.