The wisdom of the chess player is displayed more in winning over a capable opponent than a novice. The wisdom of the general is displayed more in defeating a superior army than in subduing an inferior one. Even more so, the wisdom of God is displayed when He brings good to us and glory to Himself out of confusion and calamity rather than out of pleasant times.

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

Prayer is the most tangible expression of trust in God.

God's unfailing love for us is an objective fact affirmed over and over in the Scriptures. It is true whether we believe it or not. Our doubts do not destroy God's love, nor does our faith create it. It originates in the very nature of God, who is love, and it flows to us through our union with His beloved Son.

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

Justified" is even better than "just as if I'd never sinned." It is also "just as if I'd always obeyed.

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