Do we want the truth? Do we want to learn? To believe?
"According to the brain, goodness is determined by familiarity, truthfulness whether or not you're comfortable with it, whether or not you've encountered it. If its new its suspicious; if it is not instantly understandable, it its probably wrong. See, here's the problem with that - what does that turn today into? If we are operating on automatic - what odes it want to turn today into? An 'Instantly understandable variation of yesterday'. If I'm being operated by my brain, then today will look like yesterday, and tomorrow will look about like today, and day after tomorrow that will look about like tomorrow. The Brain doesn't WANT anything new. See, if nothing new is gonna happen, what's the difference between that and being dead?"
We only discover the truth - and God IS truth - because He chooses to be discovered - in and through people like the servant Rhoda.
People didn't believe Rhoda. They thought she was crazy. A liar. Only she new the truth.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.