What the heart most wants, the mind finds reasonable, the will finds doable, and the emotions find desirable.

The gospel shows us that our spiritual problem lies not only in failing to obey God, but also in relying on our obedience to make us fully acceptable to God, ourselves and others. Every kind of character flaw comes from this natural impulse to be our own saviour through our own performance and achievement. On the one hand, proud and disdainful personalities come from basing your identity on your performance and thinking you are succeeding. But on the other hand, discouraged and self loathing personalities also come from basing your identity on your performance and thinking you are failing.

Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.

To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.

We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.

Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.

The more you rejoice in your own forgiveness, the quicker you will be to forgive others.