I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed

God hasn't given up on us, my friend. Aren't you glad? Thank the Lord, for a second chance.

I realize now that God has been with me every step of my life - through the suffering.

no matter what we might be walking through, we can still have confidence that Jesus is the God of the comeback and that our story is not over as long as Jesus is in it.

That's the lesson for us. It's never too late. We're never too far gone. We haven't strayed too far. God is always good, and he always remembers us. Our prayer isn't to get revenge on a group of people, but it's to be strengthened once more so we might live for God's glory.

Your Shepherd didn't just say you're going to the valley. He said you are going through the valley. In other words - you are going to make it.

We may get knocked down on the outside, but the key to living in victory is to learn how to get up on the inside.

All these troubles you've been having aren't a punishment from God. He wants to use them to draw you closer to himself.

If we place our hope and future in the hands of our unchanging, unflinching God who never leaves us or forsakes us, we'll find healing and freedom. We'll be able to see something on the other side of all the pain. Something good. Something we know will be so worth whatever it takes to get well.

Married or not, don't let what breaks your heart destroy your life. Hold fast to Jesus and remember: This breaking of you will be the making of you.

Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. (Josh. 1:6—7, 9)

The first line grabs me by the throat. "Therefore we do not lose heart." Somebody knows how not to lose heart? I'm all ears. For we are losing heart. All of us. Daily. It is the single most unifying quality shared by the human race on the planet at this time. We are losing—or we have already lost—heart.