May we be as severe with ourselves over our own subtle sins as we are with the vile sins we condemn in others

Don't believe everything you think. You cannot be trusted to tell yourself the truth. Stay in The Word.

God never wastes pain. He always uses it to accomplish his purpose. And his purpose is for his glory and our good. Therefore we can trust him when our hearts are aching or our bodies are racked with pain

God intends that everyone who has embraced the gospel become a part of the great enterprise of spreading the gospel.

God’s love to us cannot fail any more than His love to Christ can fail.

Our duty is found in the revealed will of God in the Scriptures. Our trust must be in the sovereign will of God as He works in the ordinary circumstances of our daily lives for our good and His glory.

To derive the fullest comfort and encouragement from Romans 8:28 we must realize that God is at work in a proactive, not reactive, fashion. That is, God does not just respond to an adversity in our lives to make the best of a bad situation. He knows before He initiates or permits the adversity exactly how He will use it for our good.