In this teaching, Steve illustrates that we must be brought out of misalignment and rebellion to God and be brought into right alignment with Him. It demands that we be stripped of our selfishness, self-centeredness, and over-sensitivity, but it also invites us to better understand that God cares far more about our maturing, character, and integrity than about making us happy and giving us what we want.

Understanding the Biblical story helps us see that God works in and through situations differently than we expect. It is a story of redemption and purpose — not of rules that somehow earn us a seat in eternity. We must humble ourselves, ask God to transform our hearts, and trust Him to lead wherever He desires. This is only possible through the perfect record of Jesus Christ and power of the Holy Spirit living in us.

"God is looking for imperfect men and women who have learned to walk in moment-by-moment dependance on the Holy Spirit. Christians who have come to terms with their inadequacies, fears, and failures. Believers who have become discontent with "surviving" and have taken the time to investigate everything God has to offer in this life. God's method for reaching this generation, and every generation, is not preachers and sermons. It is Christians whose lifestyles are empowered and directed by the Holy Spirit." - Charles Stanley