I'd argue that people today aren't rejecting Christ so much as they're rejecting the church.

When we generally make healthy choices about food (or wise choices about life), we tend to move in the right direction, living as we believe God wants us to live. If we make an intentional exception for a special treat or for a diversion, that might not be a big deal. But if we step off the best path, we're tempted to detour into more unwise choices. In that case, your decision does matter.

Failure is an event, not a person. You are NOT a failure!

Failure is not an option. Failure is necessary...We try. We fail. We learn. We adjust.

Unfortunately, the Bible won't tell you directly, "Thou shalt take the new job in marketing..." or "Thou shalt go directly from undergraduate school to honor me in graduate school." While the Bible doesn't speak to some of our specific decisions, it does speak to every decision about who God wants us to become.

God could have programmed us as robots to do whatever he tells us, but then we'd never have the freedom to love and worship him.

Don't build your ministry on what you're against. Build your ministry on what you're for.