When we love God because we feel we should love Him, instead of genuinely loving out of our true selves, we have forgotten who God really is.

When we become overly concerned about our appearance, our spiritual reputation, our coolness, and our acceptance, we are living as citizens of this world rather than as ambassadors.

In the midst of our failed attempts at loving Jesus, His grace covers us.

We have become dangerously comfortable- believers ooze with wealth and let their addictions to comfort and security numb the radical urgency of the gospel.

We are most alive when we are loving and actively giving ourselves because we were made to do these things.

Our lack of intimacy is due to our refusal to unplug and shut off communication from all others so we can be alone with Him.

We are a culture that relies on technology over community, a society in which spoken and written words are cheap, easy to come by, and excessive. Our culture says anything goes; fear of God is almost unheard of. We are slow to listen, quick to speak, and quick to become angry.