Truly, hanging on in faith, believing for something before you can actually see it is so very hard to do. If I think a thing, want a thing, believe a thing, I kind of expect it to be just around the corner. …

Putting our trust in someone (or something) else to lead us doesn’t always work out the way we had planned.

Consider the story of God’s people leaving slavery in Egypt as found in the book of Exodus chapter 13, verses 17-18 (ESV): When Pharoah let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, “Lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.” But God led the people round by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the people of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt equipped for battle.”

Home is an atmosphere, an environment that has a huge influence on our lives. Home is more than just a place; home is a deep and powerful feeling.

Psalm 23 illustrates a wonderful picture of the kind of person God is by using the analogy of a good shepherd. … [And] it also can reveal what kind of people we are!

… the shepherd walks with the sheep through the darkest valley, and the shepherd lays out a table for the sheep in the presence of their enemies.

The path appeared to glow in the morning dusk, creating a beautiful scene. I thought to myself how lovely it would be if our path in life was so clearly marked.