God does not give His people a ministry for which He does not give them the power to do it.

Let us start with the biggest no brainer of injustice in the world and that is slavery.

Nothing happens just because we are aware of modern day slavery, but nothing will ever happen until we are.

God does His miracles of transformation through miraculously transformed people.

Jesus beckons me to follow him to that place of weakness where I risk the vulnerability of a child so that I might know how strong my Father is and how much he loves me. But truth be told, I would rather be an adult. I'd rather be in a place where I can still pull things together if God doesn't show up, where I risk no ultimate humiliation, where I don't have to take the shallow breaths of desperation. And as a result, my experience of my heavenly Father is simply impoverished.

If you're wrestling with some sort of decision, reflect for a moment and ask yourself, Am I being brave, or am I being safe? In the end, it depends on whether we think God can be trusted.

Half the Sky: Turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide