If you’re bored, one thing is for sure: You’re not following in the footsteps of Christ.
Society’s goal is to make us less foolish. From the cradle to grave the pressure is on: “Be normal!” Our inner fool may be shackled and caged by a world made to suppress it, but Jesus came to free the fool.
The author gives an interesting naval etymology of the word “opportunity”. It referred to days in which sailing ships had to wait outside a port for the appropriate tide, which then was their chance until the next tide.
When he came there was no light. When he left there was no darkness.
You cannot be the hands and feet of Jesus if you’re sitting on your butt.
When we try to make things go faster, we usually slow things down. When we try to make things easier, we usually make them harder. Don’t try to manufacture your own miracles. Don’t try to answer your own prayers. Don’t try to do God’s job for Him. Stay humble. Stay patient. Stay focused.
Jesus Himself was untamed.
If you seek answers you won’t find them, but if you seek God, the answers will find you.
Your greatest regret at the end of your life will be the lions you didn’t chase. You will look back longingly on risks not taken, opportunities not seized, and dreams not pursued. Stop running away from what scares you most and start chasing the God-ordained opportunities that cross your path.
God wants you to get where God wants you to go more than you want to get where God wants you to go.
Prayer is the difference between seeing with our physical eyes and seeing with our spiritual eyes.