wholly surrender | He must increase, but I must decrease. -John 3:30

I was reading in my devotional this morning and came across this section:
The faith of many people begins to falter when apprehensions enter their thinking, and they forget the meaning of God’s assurance— they forget to take a deep spiritual breath. The only way to remove the fear from our lives is to listen to [...]

This is a very important question that has been coming up over and over again in my studies, listening, reading, devotions, etc… Today in my devotion I was reading My Utmost for His Highest and the following excerpt struck me:
You should always recognize the difference between what you see Jesus to be and what He [...]

Or maybe lack of perspective. Check out this video (please excuse some of the language). It is hilarious and so true.

Although this is true for all Americans, Paul explains why it should be even more true for us a Christians.

Philippians 4:11-13
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned [...]