You're never as good as you would like to appear. In fact, there are times when a person can seem better than they really are, and in those times we can deceive ourselves and others.

We can sometimes seem worse than we really are, too. I am glad that God is the one who sees our hearts and ultimately judges us.

I was determined not to let them out of my sight. This was my thought as I ran through the Dallas Fort Worth airport. Trying to make a connecting flight to Salt Lake City, Utah. That was eight years ago, and I can't remember their names, but I remember how they ran confidently from one side of the airport to the other.

We all have a junk drawer somewhere in our home. It is a place we keep things we don't know what to do. Do I need this Popeys receipt from 2013? Well, I may do that. So, we keep it. And within a couple years, we have all sorts of stuff we don't know what to do with.

Internet trolls are as common as fleas on a dog. Now, I have never been trolled on social media often because my nature is to leave people alone. I don't have a big impressive vocabulary and can't type that fast.

The other reason is that I care about people's feelings and hate a bully.

A troll left a comment on one of my videos today, and I know precisely why it triggered me.

It may come as a shock, but you can be someone who answers prayer. Somebody could need something that only you can or are in a perfect position to provide.

Taking a recent survey call reminded me once again that God orders our steps.

My dad knew the best fishing was where everybody else wasn't. He had a special knack for finding these places. The same can be said about many other things.

I hope this memory of mine from my early teen years helps someone today. I was reminded of it this past week and I still learn from it today.

Not every situation is meant to have a nice fairy tale ending. Sometimes that next level or paradigm shift isn't what we expect it to be. We chase dreams that never come true, and in the end, disappointment awaits.

So what can we learn from disappointment?

Laughter is powerful. A good belly laugh can totally change a person's day, and it has the power to transform an entire room. Laughter can also be used to hurt, which is never good. But another way laughter can be used is intimidation.

That's how the days work. Walker, my little boy, said to me, and it got me thinking a lot. Days work for us and against us. Time moves and waits for no one. We have a best friend called time; on the other hand, time is our enemy.