God is not a killjoy who wants us to be miserable. 

Amy was used to driving 25 miles to school every weekday to teach her 4th grade class—a nearly half hour trip through rural countryside.

So, is it okay for you to be in a season of life when everything is moving slowly?

Just shortly before Jesus ended His ministry on earth and ascended back to heaven, He gathered his disciples on the Mount of Olives and commissioned them to “go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.”

Jesus totally understands that we need rest because He Himself got tired.

The story is told about a farmer who was driving his wagon down a country road when he noticed an old man slowly making his way down the road with a burdensome pack on his back.

We judge people by what we see in their lives, not considering that God isn't finished with them yet.

Every now and then you’ll see that someone is preaching a series of sermons on the nine fruit of the Spirit and how we can grow them in our lives.

It's known as the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, in which, tragically, 3000 people died in that city as the result of the quake and the fire that followed.

We call this devotional "Encouraging Words." And I hope and pray that these words do encourage you.