Following Jesus often sounds inspiring—until we come across a teaching that feels costly.

If God is truly good, if He is for us, and if He can be trusted, then His invitations aren't leading us away from life—they're leading us into it. Sometimes the hardest teachings of Jesus begin to make more sense when we view them through the lens of God's character rather than our fears.

Because trusting God means believing that what He asks of us is ultimately for our good, even when we don't fully understand it.