Intercession means raising ourselves up to the point of getting the mind of Christ regarding the person for whom we are praying.

God wants to use us as He used His own Son

Faith must be tested, because it can be turned into a personal possession only through conflict.

Human nature, if healthy, demands excitement; and if it does not obtain its thrilling excitement in the right way, it will seek it in the wrong. God never makes bloodless stoics; He makes no passionless saints.

If we pray only because we want answers, we will become irritated and angry with God. We receive an answer every time we pray, but it does not always come in the way we expect, and our spiritual irritation shows our refusal to identify ourselves truly with our Lord in prayer. We are not here to prove that God answers prayer, but to be living trophies of God’s grace.

Spiritual lust causes me to demand an answer from God, instead of seeking God Himself who gives the answer.

If I am going to know who Jesus is, I must obey Him. The majority of us don't know Jesus because we have not the remotest intention of obeying Him.