Prayer is the most tangible expression of trust in God.

God will never allow any action against you that is not in accord with His will for you. And His will is always directed to our good.

We must pray constantly for His enabling grace to say no to temptation, of choosing to take all practical steps to avoid known areas of temptation and flee from those that surprise us.

When we commit ourselves to the pursuit of holiness, we need to ensure that our commitment is actually to God, not simply to a holy lifestyle or a set of moral values ... offer yourselves to God, and in doing that commit yourselves to the pursuit of holiness in order to please Him.

Our very worst days are never beyond the reach of God's grace.

We're more concerned about our own "victory" over sin than we are about the fact that our sins grieve God's heart.

The opposite of retaliation is to entrust ourselves to God, who judges justly.