Compassion is easily forsaken in the midst of prosperity, even when this prosperity is God given.

Some believers tend to forget God's persistent faithfulness in the face of the spectacular and showy.

The fear of God does not come naturally to human beings; it must be learned through Scripture, worship, and the hard knocks of experience.

Since the success of believers is tied to our knowledge of and obedience to God's Word, the memorizing of portions of the Bible is advisable.

God wants believers to take an interest in the well-being of the society in which they live.

Intimacy with God is to be preferred above material wealth.

The heart that delights in God and longs only to see His glory advance will seldom be conscious of sacrifice. God in His wisdom asks that we first love Him and then live in keeping with that core value. He does not want His people to think of what they do as sacrificial, even though from the world's point of view it may be just that. Gratitude for grace of God will always be found near the center of the Biblical Christian's most powerful motivations.