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

It's never too late to act on your dream

What counts is knowing who you want to be and asking for it.

The single best way to develop leaders . . . is to take people out of their safe environment and away from the people they know, and throw them into a new arena they know little about. Way over their head, preferably. In fact, the more demanding their challenges, the more pressure and risk they face, the more likely a dynamic leader will emerge.

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.

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

Keep your eyes on Christ, not the circumstances you find yourself in or the feelings you are experiencing.