Do we approach God from a beggar's perspective or as His cherished child? If we have any difficulty seeing Him as our loving Father, we need to ask Him to help us develop a healthy Father/child relationship.

We are reflectors, and as reflectors we have one duty and that is to stay clean or we won't reflect Jesus.

Our fleshly nature tempts us to put ourselves above others or seek a position or place for ourselves instead of allowing others to have it.

The greatest encouragement is conveyed in prayer.

First, forgive. Second, forget by choosing not to dwell on that which is forgiven and in the past. We have no right to keep in front of us what God has put behind Him.

God appeared to His people in the Old Testament and dwelt with His people in the New - and now abides in us by His Spirit.

No one is saved by good works (Ephesians 2:8-9), but every Christian has been saved for good works (verse 10).