Will I allow my fear to bind me to mediocrity?

This is why we give up on things that break our heart because it requires change.

What you fear most will determine whether you merely save for the future or give for the future.

[God] wants you to go home, look at your bucket of seed, and determine in your heart how much you'd like to sow. He wants you to consider thoughtfully your current circumstances, your life, your potential, and your finances. He wants you to involve your family. He wants you to pray about it. And then He wants you to come up with a plan.

If a man can predict his own death and resurrection, and pull it off, I just go with whatever that man says

God's extravagant generosity toward us compels us to be extravagantly generous toward others.

Jesus did not come to be right. He came to make disciples.