“Though they never put it in these specific terms, the early Christians’ actions and reactions indicate that they fully understood and truly… — Ramon Presson Christianity Copy Share Image
“What if being a special instrument means actually becoming a less visible instrument? Significant work is often unrecognized and unrewarded.” — Ramon Presson Instrument Means Copy Share Image
“Only someone who has been present with you in the journey of your setbacks can fully appreciate the significance of your breakthroughs.” — Ramon Presson Breakthroughs Copy Share Image
“When life sucks, you have to have friends. They’re one of God’s most important tools for reaching us and reminding us what… — Ramon Presson Friends Copy Share Image
“anything of value to their surroundings. After all, they’re just passing through. This mentality is like viewing life as a rental car.… — Ramon Presson Life Copy Share Image
“We don’t always have a lot of control over our circumstances. Nobody purposely chooses financial ruin or chronic illness. But we can… — Ramon Presson Chronic illness Copy Share Image
“The expectation that we “get over” or “move on” from a profound loss or crisis is not only unrealistic, but it may… — Ramon Presson Death Copy Share Image
“confined by a my-life-sucks attitude. If we always see our present circumstances as our definitive frame of reference, we’re in trouble. Our… — Ramon Presson Attitude Copy Share Image
“Writers and producers know that audiences crave resolution and feel-good endings. We all do. But life is messy. And while God promises… — Ramon Presson Endings Copy Share Image
“There are often wonderful things about the past that we miss, and there are exciting possibilities in the future that we long… — Ramon Presson Discontentment Copy Share Image
“Christian psychologist Larry Crabb makes the following challenging assessment: We treat personal discomfort as the central evil from which we need to… — Ramon Presson Bible Copy Share Image
“Not everyone has experienced divorce, the death of a child, or a cancer diagnosis, but everyone has experienced pain. Sometimes pain is… — Ramon Presson Cancer diagnosis Copy Share Image
“When Jesus said to his followers “take up your cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23) he didn’t say “carry the cross… — Ramon Presson Difficult life Copy Share Image
“If you insist that your life just plain sucks, you need to ask yourself what you are overlooking or wasting. Can you… — Ramon Presson Ask yourself Copy Share Image
“grief. Whatever our loss and however deep our grief, eventually we come to some kind of crossroads that requires us to make… — Ramon Presson Decision making Copy Share Image
“Regardless of what happens, we’re called to be faithful. Regardless of what happens, God loves us. Regardless of what happens, God has… — Ramon Presson Faithful Copy Share Image
“Discontentment holds today’s joy hostage with a list of demands of how things should be.” — Ramon Presson Demands Copy Share Image
“God neither expects you nor has he equipped you to make it alone. Relationships are standard equipment, not an optional feature like… — Ramon Presson Relationship Copy Share Image
“As much as we wish God would transfer his focus to more external and circumstantial matters, such as restored health, mortgage payments,… — Ramon Presson Health Copy Share Image
“There is more happening in your life than you know. God is working behind the scenes and beyond your awareness. There are… — Ramon Presson Awareness Copy Share Image
“In church, instead of singing (without really believing) the words of the hymn “Trust and Obey,” perhaps we should collectively sing to… — Ramon Presson Trust Copy Share Image
“dealing with our past is not making it blank like a shaken Etch A Sketch®, erasing all traces of history and its… — Ramon Presson History Copy Share Image
