"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our
sufficiency is from God..." (2 Cor. 3:5)
A historian, making a study of the diaries of teenage girls from the past 150 years, compared the
differences between the older diaries and the ones from today. The big difference is that in the
past the girls were more likely to put their personal struggles into a spiritual context. They were
more likely to call upon God for his help in their character development. But today, the historian
discovered that girls are depending on themselves. (From Jim Nicodem)
Speaking to young people, the writer of Proverbs said, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." (Prov. 3:5-6)