The lack of God-centeredness leads to self-centeredness.
The pulpit is no place for self-promotion. It is a great place for self-deprecation.
God has proven himself as a faithful father. Now it falls to us to be trusting children.
Feed your fears and your faith will starve. Feed your faith, and your fears will.
Grace is God as heart surgeon, cracking open your chest, removing your heart - poisoned as it is with pride and pain - and replacing it with his own.
Though you see nothing, he is acting.