"Sadly, though, many of us don’t even try..."

A thought by Michael Todd, from his book, Crazy Faith. (p. 27). The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.)

An immovable mountain

He continues the thought, "... because from our perspective everything looks like an immovable mountain. Perhaps our culture is so built around microwavable, instant, two-day-shipping convenience that we have trouble grasping the worth and value of a baby step. After all, if I set a huge goal and take only tiny steps toward it every so often, I might eventually get there but it will take an exhausting amount of time, endurance, and patience.

"The difference for believers is that our faith is not in ourselves and our own abilities but in the omnipotent God in whom we trust."

He then says, "My friend works for a company that offers her great benefits, including a 401(k) retirement plan with dollar-for-dollar matching. So, for every dollar she puts into the account, her employer contributes another dollar. Many would say this is a great benefit, but it doesn’t even compare to the blessings God has for believers who trust Him. For every small thing you do in baby faith, God meets you with multiplied results. Through the power and grace of Christ Jesus, the potency of your small amount of faith is exponentially increased—and the best part is, you get to experience the return on His investment."

And, that is such good news, isn't it?

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"Lie 2: The more you worry about it, the better your odds of avoiding it."

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“There’s a big difference between building a castle and building a kingdom.”

A thought by Bob Goff from his book, Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People ( p. 41). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Have you ever built a sand castle or maybe a Lego castle? Have you? Bob says, “We actually build castles all the time, out of our jobs and our families and the things we’ve purchased. Sometimes we even make them out of each other. Some of these castles are impressive too. Lots of people come to admire what we’ve built over the course of our lives and tell us what great castles we have. But Jesus told His friends we weren’t supposed to spend our lives building castles. He said He wanted us to build a kingdom, and there’s a big difference between building a castle and building a kingdom.” Bob goes on, “You see, castles have moats to keep creepy people out, but kingdoms have bridges to let everyone in. Castles have dungeons for people who ha...

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