Our mantra might be “If it is difficult and demanding, then maybe it is of the Spirit.”

Another mantra might be “When the promise is clear and the cost vague, watch out, the evil one may be wooing you. But when the cost is clear and the promise is vague–yet there is something alluring, something that draws you further–watch out.  You may be hearing the voice of God.” (observed by an elder of a congregation)

–from Called to be Church: The Book of Acts for a New Day written by Anthony B. Robinson and Robert W. Wall