Most God-ordained dreams die because we are not willing to do something that seems illogical.

To the infinite, all finites are equal.

Jesus proclaimed the favor of God in His very first sermon. Then He sealed the deal with His death and resurrection. Favor is a function of surrender. If we don't hold out on God, God will not hold out on us.

If you let fear dictate your decisions, you will live defensively, reactively, cautiously. Living by faith is playing offense with your life.

Following Jesus is a verb.

If your deepest feelings are reserved for something other than Almighty God, then that something other is an emotional idol... If you get more excited about material things than the simple yet profound fact that your sin was nailed to the cross by the sinless Son of God, then you're bowing down to Tammuz.