Problems are invitations. They allow us to have encounters and experiences that enable us to discover who God is for us.

He is not seeking a powerful people to represent Him. Rather, He looks for all those who are weak, foolish, despised, and written off: and He inhabits them with His own strength.

If God isn't giving you money, He is giving you a way to make money All your circumstances are to empower you to increase your sense of wonder in God The more difficult the circumstance, the more brilliant the sense of wonder would be

The whole point about thinking brilliantly is about knowing your identity and the favor you have in Christ

You don't become a new person by changing your behavior; you discover who you are in Christ and your behavior changes accordingly

When you’re not fully trusting in the Lord you’re concerned mostly about rescue. “I’m a Christian, get me out of here!” And the Lord is saying, “You’re kidding, right? I want to teach you who you are in this situation!” In some of our situations, He gives us power and authority to move. In other situations He gives us patience because that works just as powerfully, it’s just going to take a few extra weeks.

Prayer, in it's simplest form, is finding out what God wants to do and then asking Him to do it.