We rarely do anything with on single motive.

Love is willing self-sacrifice for the good of another that does not require reciprocation or that the person being loved is deserving

Every day you preach to yourself a gospel of your loneliness, inability, and lack of resources or you faithfully preach to yourself the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

There is nothing that could be revealed about a pastor that has not already been covered by the blood of Jesus

Every time you ask for forgiveness, you recognize that the biggest problems you face in life exist inside of you, not outside of you.

Sin is powerful, but not as powerful as the liberating power of grace.

When Christ is my hope, he becomes the one thing in which I have confidence. I act on his wisdom and bank on his grace. I trust his promises and I rely on his presence. And I pursue all the good things that he has promised me simply because I trust him. So, I am not manipulating, controlling, or threatening my way through life to get what I want, because I have found what I want in Christ. He is my hope.