We talk about "doing" the will of God, but the will of God has much more to do with "being" than "doing.

faith is acting as if God has already answered. And acting as if God has answered means acting on our prayers...

If we want to see God move, we need to make a move. If it seems like God isn't moving in our lives, maybe it's because we aren't moving. But if we make a move, God will move heaven and earth to honor our faith.

You wait until you're ready, you'll be waiting the rest of your life. You'll never find perfect conditions, and you'll never be ready. My mantra? If you get a green light from God—go, set, ready!

Prayer is the difference between you fighting for God and God fighting for you.

They force me to work like it depends on me and pray like it depends on God.

In working through nonreligious language to explain that journey, the idea of place became very important. Jesus says, "Here's the deal! I'll leave My place. I'll come to your place. I'll take your place. And then we'll go to My place." This simplicity captured me. Everyone understands places. We all have them. It's where we live our lives day to day. Then Jesus walks into our place and redirects us.

The Bible wasn't meant merely to be read. It was meant to be prayed through, meditated on, and lived out. If all you do is read it, all you've done is audit the Word of God. And you don't get credit for an audit. You've simply been educated beyond the level of your obedience.

If you want to see God move, make a move.

The greatest tragedy in life is the prayers that go unanswered because they go unasked.

If you're in a spiritual slump, let me give you a prescription: go on a mission trip. There is no better or sure way of coming out of the cage of routine. It's a cure-all.

Sometimes you've got to do the natural before God will do the supernatural.