The more one gives to others, the more one is enriched, and thus he can be generous on every occasion. Such a generous spirit toward others results in more and more people giving thanksgiving to God.

The truth is that we alienate ourselves from God and not the other way around. We no longer seek the Lord through prayer and fasting and when we fail to pray as we should, we as are like a ship that breaks away from it anchor—we drift away from the place that we ought to be.

We don’t always know why we suffer in this life but we can always know that God is watching over us and that we can “cast all of our cares on Him because He cares for us.” Just trust the mercies of God and never allow doubt to creep into the way you think.

Do you remember the time that the Lord saved you from your sins? Do you remember the joy that you had when the burden of sin of was lifted off you and you knew that you were forgiven?

Don’t deny yourself that which is your birthright as a child of God. Don’t be satisfied with a joyless life. There ought to be in every Christian a deep, settled fullness of the joy of Christ that no circumstance of life can dispel. This joy is unlike any happiness that is produced by the world. It fills you and permeates everything you do.

People died trying to cross “Death Valley” in the summertime because they didn’t have enough water, but all the while there is a raging river of water underground and it was under their feet all the while. You can draw water from the wells of salvation at any time.