Just as Jesus learned obedience by the things He suffered, we learn obedience by the difficult circumstances we face. When we obey the Word of God that is spoken by the Holy Spirit, we will grow and mature in the times of conflict and suffering. Our knowledge of Scripture is not the key. Obedience is.

The man or woman who doesn't forgive has forgotten the price that Christ paid for them on the Cross.

There is no other way to know good from evil, right from wrong, unless we have His Word dwelling richly in our heart. It's good for us to spend time in His Word.

When we oppose God's delegated authority, we oppose God Himself.

I say that trials and tests locate a person. In other words they determine where you are spiritually. They reveal the true condition of your heart. How you react under pressure is how the real you reacts.

God is waiting to satisfy us, yet His goodness will not satisfy us if we are already full of other things.

Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.