““Before you were born, you were already known and seen and set apart for specific, profound purposes. So there is no way that your girlfriend or favorite pastor’s wife or neighbor or office mate could possibly steal that thing you were built to do. You don’t need to panic or hoard or hide. You only need to answer. Just say, yes. Say with preteen Samuel the simple, obvious words, “Speak, for Your servant is listening” (1 Sam. 3:10). Let’s listen to Jesus’ promises over us and stop tuning into the lie that there won’t be anything left over for us once everyone else has had their slice of the pie.””