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.

The purpose of God's discipline is not to punish us but to transform us.

Because God is sovereign, He is able to answer. Because He is faithful to His promises, He will answer.

Only those who walk in holiness experience true joy.

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

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

Trust is not a passive state of mind. It is a vigorous act of the soul by which we choose to lay hold on the promises of God and cling to them despite the adversity that at times seeks to overwhelms us.