Most believers aren't in imminent danger of ruining their lives. They're facing a danger that's far greater: wasting them.

People who walk in audacious faith don't stop and pray. Audacious faith teaches us to push and pray.

The reason why we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind the scenes with everyone else's highlight reel.

Audacious faith is not passive. Neither is audacious prayer. Every aspiration you have in prayer needs an accompanying action. Otherwise you're not really praying. You're just pontificating. You do the natural. Trust God for the super.

It's hard to differentiate between a vision and a delusion - both cause you to see things that no one else sees.

The standard God has for you has nothing to do with approval, and everything to do with purpose.

But Jesus wanted the crowd to know, look, 'John's (the baptist) the one who got this whole thing started.' In verse ten He says, 'This is the one about whom it is written, 'I'll send my messenger ahead of you who will prepare Your way before You.' Jesus says, 'If it wasn't for John, I wouldn't even be here performing these miracles.'