Jesus made saving repentance possible and He made baptism meaningful.
We should always pray for help, but we should always listen for inspiration and impression to proceed in ways different from those we may have thought of.
You develop faith by doing things that require faith.
Nothing spiritual to write? Then have spiritual experiences.
We can leave a place behind, or we can stay in that place and leave our selfishness behind.
Sometimes God calms the storm and sometimes He calms his child.