The people in our lives are like cards in a deck. At different times we draw, hold, and discard, but, in the end, we don't really know the cards' value until life calls our hand.

Nearly a million people take their lives each year. It's not about survival; it's about finding meaning in living. Even in our suffering

I've come to know that what we want in life is the greatest indication of who we really are.

I have come to believe that we do not walk alone in this life. There are others, fellow sojourners, whose journeys are interwoven with ours in seemingly random patterns, yet, in the end, have been carefully placed to reveal a remarkable tapestry. I believe God is the weaver at that loom.

We carry around in our heads these pictures of what our lives are supposed to look like, painted by the brush of out intentions. It's the great, deep secret of humanity that in the end none of our lives look the way we thought they would. As much as we wish to believe otherwise, most of life is a reaction to circumstances.

If you want to know why you were placed on this planet, you must begin with God. You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.

If there were no God, and everything was a result of random chance, there would be no purpose to your life. It all starts with God.

Bible says, "Know where you are headed, and you will stay on solid ground.

You were made for God, not vice-versa, and life is about letting God use you for his purposes, not your using him for your own purpose.

God has given you a mission in life, and only you can fulfill it.

Surrendering to God is not passive resignation, fatalism, or an excuse for laziness.

I am a child of God. I was put on earth not by accident, but for a purpose. I am deeply loved by God. I am accepted by him. He has a plan for my life, and because he put me here, I am significant.