Blackaby on Faith

"You may say, "I love God, but I just have difficulty trusting Him." Then you are not pleasing to Him. You cannot struggle at the core of your relationship with God and still enjoy a vibrant fellowship with Him! Faith does not eliminate problems. Faith keeps you in a trusting relationship with God in the midst of your problems. Faith has to do with your relationship with God, not your circumstances. Some may say, "I'm not much of a person of faith. I am more of a practical person!" Yet you will never do anything more practical than to place your trust in the Lord! Nothing is more secure or certain than that which you entrust to God."
Blackley H T (2006) Experiencing God Day by Day. March 3.

He is God, you are not.

"You may have stopped following Jesus, but now you want to follow again.  When you stopped following Jesus, you did so on your terms.  But the returning to Jesus is strictly under his conditions.  He is God, and you are not.  Are you willing to follow Jesus anywhere, at any time, under any condition?  That is the only way you can follow him."

Henry Blackaby, Experiencing God Day by Day. February 19.