God is worthy of my loving obedience because of who He is, not because of what he does.

Faith enables us to obey when obedience is costly or seems unreasonable to the natural mind.

Introspection can easily become the tool of Satan, who is called the accuser. One of his chief weapons is discouragement. He knows that if he can make us discouraged and dispirited we will not fight the battle for holiness.

We all want Grace, but we cannot enjoy Grace when there is an attitude of comparing.

The pursuit of holiness is a joint venture between God and the Christian. No one can attain any degree of holiness without God working in his life, but just as surely no one will attain it without effort on his own part.

Prayer assumes the sovereignty of God. If God is not sovereign, we have no assurance that He is able to answer our prayers. Our prayers would become nothing more than wishes. But while God's sovereignty, along with his wisdom and love, is the foundation of our trust in Him, prayer is the expression of that trust.

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