God is in the résumé-building business. He is always using past experiences to prepare us for future opportunities.

If the kingdom of God had departments, we’d want to work in research and development. We felt like Jesus didn’t hang out at the synagogue, he hung out at wells. Coffeehouses are postmodern wells. Let’s not wait for people to come to us, let’s go to them.

There comes a moment when you must quit talking to God about the mountain in your life and start talking to the mountain about your God. You proclaim His power. You declare His sovereignty. You affirm His faithfulness. You stand on His Word. You cling to His promises.

Because you know He can, you can pray with holy confidence.

Have you ever noticed that when you pray, coincidences happen? And when you don't, they don't.

Instead of dissecting Scripture, we need to let Scripture dissect us our thoughts and attitudes, our dreams and desires, our fears and hopes.

Well-developed faith results in well-defined prayers, and well-defined prayers result in a well-lived life.