Inspiration

I once played golf in a foursome with my Minister. I'm afraid I forgot myself and let loose with some profanity after missing an easy shot.

He said, "I've played golf with some of the finest men in our congregation.

Last week, Jack Nicholas went for six under par on this very course. I didn't hear one word of profanity from him."

Still upset, I replied, "Well Pastor, what did he have to cuss about?"

There is only one secure foundation: a genuine, deep relationship with Jesus Christ, which will carry you through any and all turmoil. No matter what storms are raging all around, you'll stand firm if you stand on His love.

- Charles Stanley

You ask why I follow this Jesus?
Why I love Him the way I do
When the world's turned away from His teachings
And the people who serve Him are few?

It's not the rewards I'm after
Or gifts that I hope to receive,
It's the Presence that calls for commitment
It's the Spirit I trust and believe.

"The strength of patience hangs on our capacity to believe that God is up to something good for us in all our delays and detours."

- John Piper, Battling Unbelief: Defeating Sin with Superior Pleasure