Sometimes life (and God) will squeeze us. As was the case with me, I was feeling the pressure because of life's problems, and God working on me too. My family and I were beginning to feel the squeeze. Our situation turned into weeks, months, and then years. After the first few months, I complained a little to God, telling Him I did not understand all of this, as I was doing my best to live for Him. God's answer to me was that you cannot get juice out of an orange unless you squeeze it.

From time to time during this when things would get really tough, it seemed that God would speak some word to my heart and mind. Most of these are incomplete thoughts to make a quick point, that can be built on. They may not mean anything to anyone else, but they were a ray of light to me in my darkness.

This is some of the juice God squeezed out of me.