Our trials produce a perseverance in us that help us become who God is trying to mold us into. Count your many blessings. Count them all! Count it all joy!

Is it not true that unlimited power of choice is given to everyone? Day after day, to every question in life the answer of time is, “As you will.”

Have you ever wonder, does God really takes control of everything? Does He really cares for you? Does He really hear your prayer? And why God let the topsy-turvy situation into your life?

Jesus, too, cried, at least once, as recorded in Scripture. One might wonder what sort of things God would cry about. It’s important for us to remember that while Jesus was completely divine, he was somehow, at the same time, completely human. Jesus had lost a dear friend, Lazarus, and it moved him to tears.

Beloved, this may be your present state of mind; you do not doubt your salvation; you know that Christ is yours, but you are not feasting with him.

This Christmas, forgive those who have hurt you. Offer yourself that gift, and then to whomever. Be at peace too. Don’t fear evil. God is with you.

On my way back to school I heard a voice say “There is still work for you to do”. There was my answer. The rest of the week I thanked God for answering my prayer. I still had work to do.

When I have an unanswered prayer, a disappointing circumstance, or a need, I choose a Bible verse of encouragement, or retrieve one I’ve memorized, but I can also go back to the principle in the tabernacle. God is a God of details for His designed purposes, and He knows what I need.

To be separated from those you love most and the things you cherish is like ripping a man’s skin from his flesh. No pain cuts deeper.

Ultimately, our best example comes, not from David or Joseph, but from Jesus. Jesus leads us by his example and, more importantly, he forgives us when we fail.