You and I are not allowed to tell Him how much He can hate it (sin).

Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.

Yes, it is God who works in you. And, yes, there is work for you to do. Yes, the Spirit empowers you to do the work. And, yes, you do the work.

Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin. They don't genuinely hate sin and aren't truly sorry for it; they're merely sorry because God is going to punish them. Lukewarm people don't really believe that this new life Jesus offers is better than the old sinful one.

We need to stop giving people excuses not to believe in God.

If you want to see the big stuff that God has, you've got to take some risk and trust only in the Gospel.

Trying harder doesn’t work for me. Slowly I’ve learned to pray for God’s help and He has become my greatest love and desire.