Didn't See It Coming: Overcoming the Seven Greatest Challenges That No One Expects and Everyone Experiences

by Carey Nieuwhof

We threw the worst of humanity directly at Jesus: hatred, abuse, ridicule, rejection, and death. And God turned it into life.

Cynicism melts under the relentless hope of the gospel. Your past isn’t your future. Not if you get Jesus involved.

Bitterness can’t linger under the relentless assault of love.

If you listen longer than most people listen, you’ll hear things most people never hear.

Your competency leaves the first impression, but your character leaves the lasting one.

That’s because we judge ourselves by our intentions and other people by their actions. It’s completely unfair but exceptionally common. You know what you intended to do or how you wish you had responded. So you cut yourself some slack. Then you put a thin veneer over the action that masks it and makes it look a little more like the intention. And that’s the beginning of the disconnect between who you are and who you want to be.