1. Always live a righteous life - even if you're the only one; it will be noticed.

2. Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.

3. Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone might ask you to do something REALLY big.

4. Don't listen to critics - do what has to be done.

5. Listen to what God tells you - your life depends on it.

6. Put action to your faith. Noah could have believed God, yet still drowned if he hadn't built the ark.

7. Finish what you start.

8. Two heads are better than one.

9. Speed isn't always an advantage. The cheetahs were on board, but so were the snails.

10. Don't forget that we're all in the same boat.

11. Remember that the ark was built by amateurs and the Titanic by professionals.

12. Remember that the woodpeckers INSIDE can be a bigger threat than the storm outside.

13. Don't miss the boat.

14. Have patience! The ark wasn't built in a year, and the flood wasn't finished in 40 days and 40 nights.

15. If God is with you; no matter how bleak it looks, there's always a rainbow at the end.

16. When God has brought you safely through the storm, don't forget to praise and thank Him.