There is a canyon of difference between doing your best to glorify God and doing whatever it takes to glorify yourself. The quest for excellence is a mark of maturity. The quest for power is childish.

God's delight is received upon surrender, not awarded upon conquest.

The presence of fear does not mean you have no faith. Fear visits everyone. But make your fear a visitor and not a resident.

What I may intend for a story to communicate and what a story ends up communicating could be two different things. And it could be an even more positive thing.

Does God notice when I'm afraid? Note the resolve in the eyes of Jesus as he marches through the storm to rescue his friends.

Revenge is the raging fire that consumes the arsonist.

We need to remember that the first disciples were ordinary men called to an extraordinary mission. Their devotion to Jesus outweighed- by hair- their fears and insecurities. As a result God change them and use them to accomplish some mind-boggling things. Why couldn't God - why wouldn't God do the same in your life?