God has an awesome sense of humor. At your lowest moment, He will allow strength to rise from within you when you feel that all hope is gone. He will allow joy to take the place of sadness and sorrow. He will usher in peace and hope in dismal settings and situations. He is simply ensuring that His Word does not fail or come back to Him void. He is truly the "Romans 8:28 God," causing all things to work together for your good because you love Him and you are called according to His purpose. During one of the most challenging seasons of my earthly existence, God spoke to me and said ?Encourage the people.? And of course, in my own sheepish way of replying in my mind (was not going to say it out loud ? smile): ?God, I need encouragement myself!? And, He so wonderfully replied, ?O?Neal, you have it. It?s on the inside of you. I put it there.? This is the origin of O.D.E. ? O?Neal?s Daily Exhortations! For a year and a half, as led and directed by the Spirit of God, God blessed me to write daily devotionals to encourage, enlighten, empower and edify others? lives. I was under a spiritual mandate to accomplish t