Circumstances in this life no matter how great a loss, cannot thwart the decreed promises of God.

It is both humbling and assuring knowing my Lord is immutably Sovereign.

How you view your life’s troubles reveals your view of God.

Defeat isn’t accidental, it is Providence, it is God’s glory.

Hardship is your friend, and this faithful friend exposes where your comfort rests.

Like the anchor of a boat, true faith in God keeps you from being tossed and keeps you secure

There are times when a person who says nothing, says the most

Are we sounding the voice of a stranger or the voice of the shepherd?” “Preach rightly the gospel, trust the gospel, not your presentation

You do not lack the evidence of the truth, you lack the eyes to see the truth and to understand it correctly

YHWH is our ultimate satisfaction for our misdirected desires, not the works of our hands

Stop desiring the gift, rather desire the gifter

Why would a Holy Creator create in us desires and affections that can easily stray us away?

The gulf of pain can also be the chalice of joy ~ Pastor Tom Patton

Maybe it’s not only that bad company corrupts good morals, but maybe it’s the lack of good company that we produce bad morals

We pray not because it changes God, but because it changes us – C.S. Lewis