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.

Even our tears of repentance need to be washed in the blood of the Lamb.

Which of us, then, does not offend frequently with our tongue? The real problem, however, is not our tongues but our hearts.

God’s plan and His ways of working out His plan are frequently beyond our ability to fathom and understand. We must learn to trust when we don’t understand.

Preach the gospel to yourself every day.

God is never at a loss because He cannot find someone to cooperate with Him in carrying out His plan. He so moves in the hearts of people - either Christians or non Christians, it makes no difference - that they willingly, of their own free will carry out His plans.

The level of our obedience is most often determined by the behavior standard of other Christians around us.