I just listened to a podcast of LeRon Schuts from the National Pastors Convention. The most resonant part of his talk was (I'm adapting and paraphrasing here) a contrast between "Satan's 'But'" and "Jesus' ears." Satan's "but" is when we say things like, "I really think that God is calling me to do something, BUT...that's just not realistic." Instead, we should have "Jesus' ears to hear" and "Jesus' eyes to see" ways to live out the dreams of God here and now.

It is not so much the brilliance of the analogy that struck me. Instead, I heard it as a challenge to be aware when I am preparing to speak in public of what parts of my talk/sermon will be the most vivid and memorable -- and how, in general, to construct my speech to be heard in a vivid and memorable ways.