The most fruitful and the most joy-filled Christians are the most pruned Christians.

Imagine what your life will look like when you have broken the bondage of fear.

A moment of gratitude makes a difference in your attitude.

In my experience, God rarely makes our fear disappear. Instead, He asks us to be strong and take courage. What is courage? As Ordinary discovered, courage is not the absence of fear; rather, it's choosing to act in spite of the fear. You could say that without fear, you can't have genuine courage.

If people are not sharing their faith in your church, if they're not having a quiet time, if they're not living godly lives, then you need to change your style of preaching. You are obviously not seeing lives changed through the Word of God. So what is the problem? The problem isn't the Word. The problem is your preaching style.

Not surprisingly, the place we're most likely to experience testing is exactly where we struggle most to trust God.

Dependence upon God makes heroes of ordinary people like you and me!