Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.
The book, Max on Life, is really kind of a second chance to answer these questions.
God is faithful even when his children are not.
God has no cousins, only children.
Michael Jordan once said that the most peaceful moments of his life were on a basketball court, because that's the only place he knew exactly what to do. And to me the most peaceful moments in my ministry are in the pulpit because that's when I really know what I'm going to do.
The same hand that stilled the seas stills your guilt. The same hand that cleansed the Temple cleanses your heart. The hand is the hand of God. The nail is the nail of God. And as the hands of Jesus opened for the nail, the doors of heaven opened for you.