We will suffer a sharp painful disullisionment before we fully surrender. When people really see themselves as the Lord sees them, it is not the terribly offensive sins of the fleshthat shock them, but the awful nature of the pride of their own hearts opposing Jesus Christ. When they see themselves in the light of the Lord, the shame, the horror, and desperate conviction hit home for them.

Every element of our own self-reliance must be put to death by the power of God.

There is nothing more certain in Time or Eternity than what Jesus Christ did on the Cross.

Conscience is the internal perception of God's Moral Law.

Do we not see God at work in our circumstances? Dark times are allowed and come to us through the sovreignty of God. Are we prepared to let God do what He wants with us? Are we prepared to be separated from the outward, evident blessings of God? Until Jesus Christ is truly our Lord, we each have goals of our own which we serve. Our faith is real, but it is not yet permanent. And God is never in a hurry. If we are willing to wait, we will see God pointing out that we have been interested only in his blessings, instead of God Himself.

Beware of making a fetish of consistency to your convictions instead of being devoted to God.

God's "nothings" are His most positive answers. We have to stay on God and wait. Never try to help God to fulfill His word.