Joy is a decision, a really brave one, about how you are going to respond to life.

One changed child eventually changes a family. A changed family will influence change in its church. Enough changed churches will transform a community. Changed communities change regions. Changed regions will in time change an entire nation.

I’m convinced that one of the most powerful forces on earth is the prayer of a child.

If we nurture the dreams of children, the world will be blessed. If we destroy them, the world is doomed!

But when adults speak up for the vulnerable and the weak, working and demanding that safety and respect prevail, God's little lambs are protected and nourished. They know they are not abandoned; they are loved. And the world becomes a little more like heaven as a result.

If God places a child before you, and you are too busy to wield either a positive or negative influence...you just did the later! You communicated that the child doesn't matter and isn't important.

I have become convinced that if God stands a child before you, for even just a minute, it is a divine appointment.