Know your Leader!

When soldiers are proud of the country they serve, they are also proud of the strength of their country. They serve and respect their military leaders. They are a (very) small part of something larger than themselves, yet they take part in necessary teamwork towards a goal.

Is it not right then that Christians, who are "soldiers of Christ" (see 2 Timothy 2), take pride in the Lord? Should not soldiers of Christ understand more about God? Would you serve as a soldier in a war you knew little about, serving a country you barely knew?

Then, as risk-takers for Christ, study the Word. Hard.

And speaking of studying the Word, don't fall into the trap that you shouldn't care much about the Bible, that you should just be out and about all the time. Though some things in the Bible are "hard to understand" (2 Peter 3:14-16), your love can abound more in knowledge and all discernment (Philippians 1:9-11).