He finally agreed to go, but she insisted that he make a list of the things he needed. He said it was just bacon and eggs and that he needed no list. She insisted and he declined. Sure enough he came home 30 minutes later carrying a sack that included a carton of vanilla ice cream and a package of crushed pecans. Upon inspecting the sack, the woman was furious.
Memory is a vital ingredient to contentment in the Christian life.
Exposition Hebrews 11 is often called the Hall of Fame of Faith. In it we find the stories of great examples of faith in scripture. There is a list toward the end of people who faced all kinds of odds to trust God. The stories behind each of these are stirring - wait until another time to go into each. In short, they chose to be in God's minority instead of the world's majority.