Sun Stand Still: What Happens When You Dare to Ask God for the Impossible

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.

I’m not raising my kids to survive the world. I’m raising them to change it.

God gives the exact experiences he wants them to have in order to shape the specific destiny he designed for them.

If you're going to ask God to do something impossible in your life, you've got to have some clarity about what you're asking for.

When you have a dream in your heart, but no earthly idea how to make it happen, keeping your faith intact is a full-time job.

If we have the audacity to ask, God has the ability to perform.

The goal of faith isn't to take away your fears but to leverage those fears to create bolder belief. Faith leads you past your fears and reassures you of God's presence. And after a while, you begin to trust that God is going to lift you above the waves this time just like he did last time.

Audacious vision never cowers in the darkness.

Could it be that God intends for us to have the same kind of audacious faith-the kind of faith that dares to believe God for the impossible-as a normal way of life?

I'm determined to take ground and win big for the kingdom of God. I'm unapologetic about my mission to change the world for the glory of Jesus. I want to be a Joshua in my generation.

Confidence without humility is arrogance. Humility without confidence is weakness. Confidence and humility are both biblical. And they're equally essential for living a life of true faith.

The people who accomplish the most astounding things for God's glory aren't the people who feel the least fear. Often they're the ones who deal with the most intense fear. But instead of letting that fear disable their dreams, they start increasing their capacity for faith. They act on the part of God's direction they do understand. And they leave the rest up to him.

I choose to believe that the same God who intervened to bring his Son back to life intervened on this day in history to help his people.

I want you to live in the middle of a move of God.

God gives people the exact experiences he wants them to have in order to shape the specific destiny he's designed for them.

Seize God's vision. Activate your faith. Make your move.

Seizing God's vision means deciding that you will not spend another day surviving your work environment, family dynamic, or dysfunctional situation.

You have a personal birthright to believe in a God-given mission for your life.

Audacity is not an activity. Audacity is an approach.

God is able to stir up your spirit, pour out his presence, and reveal his glory in your family, business or community.

Extraordinary moves of God begin with ordinary acts of obedience.

There's no such thing as a part-time Christian, and there's no such thing as part-time ministry.

God performs the most impressive feats through the most unimpressive people.

When you give all you've got for the cause of the One who gave it all to you in the first place, the effects of your investment will literally reach the heavens.

If you'll do the believing, he'll do the achieving.

The goal of faith isn't to take away your fears but to leverage those fears to create bolder belief. Faith leads you past your fears and reassures you of God's presence. And after a while, you begin to trust that God is going to lift you above the weaves this time just like he did last time.

Usually, a Page 23 vision will begin when you see God dropping hints, not when you see him shooting stars in your direction. And your vision will probably flow from something you're already doing-relationships you've already established, priorities you're already passionate about. The kind of vision that makes you bold enough to ask God for the impossible can come from many sources. It can materialize in a million ways. And it will mature over time, not in the blink of an eye.

If the dream in your heart isn't biblically based, focused on Jesus, affirmed by the key people in your life, and tethered to your passions, gifts, and life experiences, chances are, you're way off prompt.

Don't you dare let the magnitude of your fears send you back to dry land.

The goal of faith isn't to take away your fears but to leverage those fears to create bolder belief.