We live by faith. We love by faith.
God holds his people responsible for righteousness, not for results.
The enemy's plan is to take away God's glory. God's plan is to have as much glory shown through your life.
God's approval is a whole lot easier to get than man's.
I don't know a single person who truly seems to bear the mark of God's presence and power in his or her life who hasn't been asked by God to be obedient in a way that was dramatically painful.
Nobody appreciates deliverance like those who've nearly been destroyed.