Sometimes if we really want to change, we must ask God to show us what’s true about how we’re thinking, talking, and living. In my early years at our church, people complained to me regularly that I was being unnecessarily crude when I preached. To them, some of my illustrations and humor crossed the line of what’s appropriate. I told myself that they were just being prudish and didn’t understand my sense of humor and strategy. Though more people complained, I stood my ground. After all, if they