Your devotion to God is illustrated, demonstrated, and authenticated by your love for others.

As you give to fund God's needs, are you forced to trust Him to provide for yours? That's what a growing faith is about. And over the long haul, it's not enough just to commit to a percentage. Growth means reviewing your giving goals and occasionally increasing the percentage you give.

Just as Jesus predicted, what originates in the secret place won't always remain a secret. ... How do we guard -- or maybe it would be more appropriate to say, guard against -- our hearts? How do we monitor what's going on in that secret place that has the potential to go public at any moment?

You won't take risk without courage.

The more successful you are the less accessible you will become.

Complexity is the enemy of clarity

Our fear of not mattering much has the potential to draw us away from what matters most.