All pain we experience is intended to move us closer to the goal of being holy as He is holy.

We are 100 percent responsible for the pursuit of holiness, but at the same time we are 100 percent dependent upon the Holy Spirit to enable us in that pursuit. The pursuit of holiness is not a pull-yourself-up-by-your-own-bootstraps approach to the Christian life.

We ought to be as earnest and frequent in our prayers of thanksgiving when the cupboard is full as we would be in our prayers of supplication if the cupboards were bare.

Only those who walk in holiness experience true joy.

We don't have to start all over again and try to keep the slate clean. There is no more slate.

There is no point in praying for victory over temptation if we are not willing to make a commitment to say no to it.

The Holy Spirit makes us aware of our lack of holiness to stimulate us to deeper yearning and striving for holiness. But Satan will attempt to use the Holy Spirit’s work to discourage us.