Consistent Christian faith has made the difference for my family. When times were so bad that we didn't see a reason to carry on, faith in God -- and His deliverance -- brought us through.

I am the first to concede that I am a sinner. God knows, I'm a sinner. But I am a repentant sinner. I do what I must to keep my family together, as happy as we can be amid trying circumstances, and we have risen together despite severe trials.

God is not the one who tried to trip us up. That mischief falls to satan. There is no good in that at all: we'd be happier, saner, and more loyal to God without satan's hypocrisy and negativity. It really is a no-brainer. How that outlaw got back here is beyond the scope of faith and reason: we know only that a bitter, disobedient force has kept us at each other's throats all of human history.

Once we are done with one lifetime (short,long, or in the middle) we have proved ourselves before God, despite satan's bitter and angry mischief.