Lord, I am willing to break my heart in order that I may satisfy Thy heart!
One gains by losing self for others and not by hoarding for oneself.
To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears -- THAT is Christianity!
All satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
Just as the right relationship with Christ generates a Christian, so the proper relationship with the Holy Spirit breeds a spiritual man.
Overcoming sin, blessed though it surely is, is but the bare minimum of a believers experience. There is nothing astonishing in it. Not to overcome sin is what ought to astonish us.