How dangerous a master human emotion is!
A spiritual Christian should welcome any burden which the Lord brings his way.
Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
When the fruit of your service is out of all proportion to the gifts you possess, THAT is Blessing!
It is highly dangerous to receive the truths of the Bible with human wisdom, for this is a hidden and subtle method which invariably causes a believer to perfect with his flesh the work of the Holy Spirit.
The greatest negative in the universe is the Cross, for with it God wiped out everything that was not of Himself: the greatest positive in the universe is the resurrection, for through it God brought into being all.