This is the reality about humanity. We are each born with an evil, God-hating heart. Genesis 8: 21 says that every inclination of man's heart is evil from childhood, and Jesus' words in Luke 11: 13 assume that we know we are evil.

When we realize that Jesus is the one who takes the initiative and invites us to follow him, everything changes-on multiple levels.

We have the audacity to look God in the face and say, 'No.'

Let me introduce you to Jesus.

Christianity does not begin with our pursuit of Christ, but with Christ’s pursuit of us.

When we realize we have the responsibility to teach the word, it changes everything about how we hear the Word.

The key is realizing - and believing - that this world is not your home. If you and I ever hope to free our lives from worldly desires, worldly thinking, worldly pleasures, worldly dreams, worldly ideals, worldly values, worldly ambitions, and worldly acclaim, then we must focus our lives on another world.