God wants us uncomfortable.  If you aren't operating in faith, you need to check yourself.  God is going to lead you to places where you can't do it on your own, you're going to need Him!  Remember the story of Gideon.  When facing insurmountable odds, God fought his battle for him.  The practical is faith!

We don't like stepping in those arenas where we'll require God to help us.  We don't like being uncomfortable.  But if we are following Christ, that's right where we will end up!

And it's not enough to just believe.  We have to take on the death that Christ took on.  Remember the ten virgins!  They all had separated themselves from the world, but only 5 had oil.  What happened to those without oil?  They were left outside when the door was shut.

It's not hard to follow Christ...it's impossible.  That's why you must lose your life and Christ has to be living in you to follow it out.