Our thoughts are the source of what we begin reaping in our lives. The seeds of thought that we choose to plant can grow into strong sturdy oak trees or into relentlessly spreading poison ivy that infects ourselves and all we touch.

Our thoughts are causes. You sow a thought, you reap an action. You sow an action, you reap a habit. You sow a habit, you reap a character. You sow a character, you reap a destiny. It all starts with a thought.

My eyes span across all of the rivers of the world where they meet the ebb and flow of ocean tides... I see not only a miraculous beauty of creation... I see the very heartbeat of the Earth as The Creator makes daily provision for His beloved humanity and all they care for.

What if today were going to be your last day? ...your last day to say all you wanted to say... your last day to make breakfast for someone you love... to share an act of kindness... your last day to bring a certain hope otherwise left unknown. Today is your last day... your last day to ever leave these things in the hands of uncertainty.

The more definitive trajectory of my life and generations ahead is not only determined by the question, "What if I become continually more and more like Jesus?" The real trajectory and tragedy of my life and generations ahead is answered by asking, "What do I become and what will others suffer and perish from if I do not continually become more and more like Jesus?"

Your giving predicts your living.