Humor – appreciation – encouragement – forgiveness and grace; five words with the poser within them to change a life in a redemptive direction.

Sybil’s ride isn’t nearly as well-known as Paul Revere’s. However, looking at the two, hers was much more important and effective. Our contributions aren’t made to be recognized but to participate in a greater good.

Everyone has to deal with burdens. How we do it is dependent on how many burdens we’ve shared with others. Give those burdens over to Christ.

Purpose for life must stretch beyond ourselves if it is to keep us going. Jesus said, “The one that loses his life for my sake, find it.”

We may not have sinned a like but we all alike have sinned. Remember the two men praying in the temple, then look carefully at yourself to see which of those men you most resemble.

Nehemiah did a great (huge) work because he kept working for the purpose to which he had set his sights.

Obstacles are not avoidable but we never need face them alone for Christ has promised He will never leave us or forsake us.

There is no substitute for preparation and hard work. One mustn’t attempt to build a life’s superstructure upon a day’s foundation.

When thinking about suffering in this life we must do so with three prerequisites in mind.  Clarity; faithfulness and patience; these three perspectives can help us better understand suffering in this world.

He who is lowly, meek and poor is the richest man on earth because he who clings to Christ as the center of his life, lives from gratitude for what he has.

A teeny, tiny leak in the AC unit taught a huge life lesson once. For man to function as he is intended; to fulfill his purpose, he must be diligent, always examining himself for the smallest evidences of sin in his life. Upon finding them he must quickly repent and yield himself once again to the Creator for readjustment.

Children see things differently than grown folks do. We aren’t born with racial prejudice, it’s learned from others. But it doesn’t have to be learned because we can keep the child-like perspective, seeing the mustache rather than the skin color.

Giving is a fundamental principle in the scriptures. Giving of one’s money, one’s time, one’s abilities – giving of one’s self, you could say. Always remember that little kindnesses don’t cost us much and they go a long way.

Do you own your possessions? Do your possessions own you? Motives matter. We are not given ownership of these things but rather use of them. For all things belong to God and He is sovereign in all of these things.

Over-protection can be worse for someone than exposure to difficult situations. It can destroy the incentive to do what one can do. to strive for improvement when given the chance. One might just prove themselves capable of rising to the occasion.

There are many characteristics of Barnabas the apostle that we should apply to our lives today. Risking much to do good to others; there’s always a need for a Barnabas.

Human beings put off things. Sometimes we struggle needlessly because of our lack of attention to small things. It often hurts more and longer to correct a situation than if we had simply not have procrastinated.

God can use the seemingly insignificant stuff of life, such as a comic strip, to speak truth to our hearts and teach us the lessons of life well-lived.

The impact of one life completely yielded to Christ will reach far beyond that life. Throughout the world and throughout the centuries we see God changing lives once thought lost in ruin through the Salvation Army.

John Wesley’s life proves that God can and will take all of life’s circumstances to bring glory to His Son when Christ is truly at the center of one’s life.