Intimacy with God is that I can come in with the honesty of my heart, tell Him how much I'm hurting.

Trust God for your current life circumstances and believe that He has called you this day to be courageous.

Setbacks, on the other hand, just make us feel weak and stupid: I should have conquered this by now. I happened on a question not long ago that oerfectly expresses this mentality: How many times must I prove myself an idiot?

Insecurity refers to a profoud sense of self-doubt-a deep feeling of uncertainty about our basic worth and our place in the world. Insecurity is associated with chronic self-consciousness, along with a chronic lack of confidence in ourselves and anxiety about our relationships. The insecure man or woman lives in constant fear of rejection and a deep uncertainty about whether his or her own feelings and desires are legitimate.

Faith is the only thing that will ever close the gap between our theology and our reality.

No matter what authority Satan and his subjects have temporarily been allowed in this world system, Christ can pull rank anytime He wants to.

We want Christ to hurry and calm the storm. He wants us to find him in the midst of it first.