People who are lazy, careless, doubtful-minded or arrogant need not expect God to reveal His secret or covenant to them.

Do not grow overconfident following a few victories. Should you not rely upon the Holy Spirit you will soon be thrown once more into a distressing experience. With holy diligence you must cultivate an attitude of dependency.

Frequently what we say is rest is merely laziness. Our body requires respite and so does our mind and spirit. But a person should never rest because of a laziness which arises from the evil nature in his emotion. How often laziness and emotional distaste for work join to employ physical fatigue as a cover-up.

A born-again person ought to possess unspeakable peace in the spirit.

To remove warfare from a spiritual life is to render it unspiritual. Life in the spirit is a suffering way, filled with watching and laboring, burdened by weariness and trial, punctuated by heartbreak and conflict. It is a life utterly outpoured for the kingdom of God and lived in complete disregard for one's personal happiness.

The Christian experience, from start to finish, is a journey of faith.

A drowning man cannot be saved until he is utterly exhausted and ceases to make the slightest effort to save himself.