"Man Cannot Discover New Oceans Unless He Has the Courage to Lose Sight of the Shore."

"Man Cannot Discover New Oceans Unless He Has the Courage to Lose Sight of the Shore."
-Andre Gide

By staying close to the shore, the safety area per se, you will never attain a lofty goal.  Set a goal, a high goal, and go after it!  Don't stay in the "safe area", get out of your "comfort zone" and strive for something worth attaining!  Go discover that "new ocean".

Spiritually speaking, the Word of God tells us in Hebrews 10 that we are to "live by faith".  Most of us live by sight instead.  I am a tithing individual; I give at least 10% of our gross income to my church and missions projects throughout the United States and the world.  Traditionally, I would look at what I made in any given week, figure 10%, round up, and tithe.  On the outside there is nothing wrong with that.  In fact, if you tithe like that, GOOD JOB!  However, recently I was convicted about living by faith and not by sight.  You see, when I tithe on what I made, that is sight - I can see what I made and am tithing on that sight.  Recently I started tithing by faith.  I have an annual income I want to make this year.  I tithe on that number; strictly by faith that God will open doors for me to achieve that number.  That is loosing sight of the shore and discovering new oceans!