Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 11:28

I know that some people think commentators and columnists make no mistakes, but this one, at least, makes plenty of mistakes.

I often think I will just lose my mind from all of these cares and worries. But when I do, I try to remember some good cheer that came from meetings of a 12- step group that saved my life 24 years ago and saves my life day by day.

Stay well-rested and well-fed. Rest is as essential as oxygen. So is being well-fed. Thoughts we have when we are rested and well-fed are totally different from thoughts we have when we are exhausted and hungry.

You cannot lose if you surrender to God and ask in humility for Him to guide your life. Or, to put it another way, the strongest defensive position is in prayer and surrender. Once you have sincerely surrendered your life to God, you cannot lose.

As often as possible, say to yourself, “I am one of roughly 6.5 billion people on this earth. What happens to me is not terribly important.”

We humans make mistakes. I often think that the real definition of a human is “a mistake-making biped.” You will make mistakes

The whole meaning of God is that He loves us and forgives us for being what He made us—human and fallible.

Even when things are bleakest, I still have the strength to surrender to God.

So what if our backs are against the wall? God is our wall.

To think that I can manage or control the world is pure delusion. I can barely manage myself.

And the single smartest words anyone has ever said to me: “Feelings come and feelings go, and feelings are not facts.”

God bless us, every one of us.

Ben Stein (Mr. Stein is a T.V. commentator and columnist for Newsmax.)