There are no shortcuts to spiritual maturity. It takes time to be holy.
Spiritual maturity is marked by being comfortable with the unpredictability of God.
Our brothers and sisters in Muslim countries can't celebrate Christmas-or any aspect of their faith-openly for fear of persecution and death. And yet we, with all our freedoms, often choose to make Christmas a celebration of commercialism!
The most important part of us is the part that no one ever sees.
There is more grace in God's heart than there is sin in your past.
Each temptation leaves us better or worse; neutrality is impossible.