out there

The bolder you are, the more likely it is that you will be attacked.

“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.” — 2 Corinthians 4:8-10, ESV

staying afloat

Most of us live life at the shallow end, never mastering the mysteries of the deep.

reverse order

You may not feel much like obeying God in some particular, but once you do you will.