The remarkable thing about spiritual initiative is that the life and power comes after we "get up and get going." God does not give us overcoming life—He gives us life as we overcome. When the inspiration of God comes, and He says, "Arise from the dead," we have to get ourselves up; God will not lift us up.

There are not three levels of spiritual life--worship, waiting, and work...God's idea is that the three should go together as one.

The proof that our relationship is right with God is that we do our best whether we feel inspired or not.

As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.

Then on the seventh day, they got up at dawn and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. That was the only day they circled the city seven times.

“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”

Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.

By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.

Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?