Whatever and whenever God blesses, Satan curses. What God creates, Satan counterfeits.

The Spirit has determined that he will operate through certain means and at certain times and if we sinfully put obstacles or warnings or prohibitions in the way, he may well not do for us what he otherwise would have done.

The New Testament never once warns us that humbly seeking and praying for spiritual gifts will bring anything other than a blessing.

God loves to glorify himself by suspending his gifts and blessings on our asking him for them. We should never presume to receive from God apart from prayer what he's clearly told us in Scripture will be ours only through prayer.

God does not reveal information by communication: He reveals Himself by communion. Revelation is a personal meeting of God with man. It is a meeting of mind with mind or person with person.

Grace ceases to be grace if God is compelled to bestow it in the presence of human merit.

Sin turns ugly and is subject to defeat only when seen in the light of Christ's beauty.