The good news of the kingdom is not freedom from hardship, suffering, and loss. It is the news of a Redeemer who has come to rescue me from myself.

We must not offer people a system of redemption, a set of insights and principles. We offer people a Redeemer.

Remember, it is not your weakness that will get in the way of God's working through you, but your delusions of strength. His strength is made perfect in our weakness! Point to His strength by being willing to admit your weakness.

See yourself and weep. See your God and rejoice.

The fatal flaw of human wisdom is that it promises that you can change your relationships without needing to change yourself.

Today you will envy the blessings of another, or you will bask in the wonder of the amazing grace you have been given.

Do you require yourself to remember? In order to live as you can and should, you first must remember who you are and what you’ve been given.