It's been said that you don't know what you had, until you've lost it. But as deep as your loss may be, there's a joy that's deeper.

Have you ever done work that you didn't end up getting paid for? You were no doubt unhappy...and so was God.

Crushing disappointment is one of the most challenging emotions to navigate because disappointment can stamp out hope.

Do you remember what you said as a kid, when a sibling tried to tell you what to do? Did you yell, "You're not the boss of me?"

Marco was an ambitious young man with lofty dreams who fell into a deep depression after getting fired from his job. He had taken some big risks, and caused his company big losses. His father visited him and told him something that would change his life. He said, "Your whole life, you've defined success as making it big, only letting yourself be happy if you did. But that's never how we've defined success. God loves you, and if you spend your life loving Him, that will be your success."

One of the most inspirational people to ever live was born without the ability to see or hear. Her name was Helen Keller.

How would you define leadership? Is it more than just getting people to do what you want them to do?

Most of us assume that we're right and know more than we do. It's called pride. Simply put, we think of ourselves as better, wiser, and more capable than we actually are. 

The humorist Franklin Jones is credited with saying, "You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance."

It shouldn't happen. But time and time again, tragedy is touching the lives of our children.