The cure for the sin of envy and jealousy is to find our contentment in God

Holiness is not a series of do’s and don’ts but conformity to the character of God and obedience to the will of God.

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

Every day of our Christian experience should be a day of relating to God on the basis of His grace alone. We are not only saved by grace, but we also live by grace every day.

As we search the Scriptures, we must allow them to search us, to sit in judgment upon our character and conduct.

Prayer assumes the sovereignty of God. If God is not sovereign, we have no assurance that He is able to answer our prayers. Our prayers would become nothing more than wishes. But while God's sovereignty, along with his wisdom and love, is the foundation of our trust in Him, prayer is the expression of that trust.

Jesus said, "Any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple" (Luke 14:33). We must honestly face the question, "Am I willing to give up a certain practice or habit that is keeping me from holiness?" It is at this point of commitment that most of us fail. We prefer to dally with sin, to try to play with it a little without getting too deeply involved.