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

God never allows pain without a purpose.

Worship is the specific act of ascribing to God the glory, majesty, honor, and worthiness which are His.

The pursuit of holiness must be anchored in the grace of God; otherwise it is doomed to failure

Our first problem is that our attitude towards sin is more self-centred than God-centred. We are more concerned about our own "Victory" over sin than we are about the fact that our sin grieve the heart of God. We cannot tolerate failure in our struggle with sin chiefly because we are success oriented, not because we know it is offensive to God.

Because peace is a fruit of the Spirit, we are dependent upon the Spirit's work in our lives to produce the desire and the means to pursue peace. But we are also responsible to use the means He has given us and to take all practical steps to attain both peace within and peace with others.

Lord, I am willing To receive what You give. To lack what You withhold. To relinquish what You take, To suffer what You inflict, To be what you require.