Grace is opposed to earning, but not to effort.

It would be of course a low voltage spiritual life in which prayer was chiefly undertaken as a discipline, rather than as a way of co-labouring with God to accomplish good things and advancing his Kingdom purposes.

The ultimate freedom we have as human beings is the power to select what we will allow or require our minds to dwell upon.

God does not 'love' us without liking us.

When Jesus directs us to pray, "Thy kingdom come," he does not mean we should pray for it to come into existence.

To allow lust (or strong desires) to govern our life is to exalt our will over God's.

Spiritual formation cannot, in the nature of the case, be a 'private' thing, because it is a matter of whole-life transformation. You need to seek out others in your community who are pursuing the renovation of the heart.