Sanctification

Very often what God first helps us towards is not the virtue itself but just this power of always trying again.

“I forgive you,” must be said and it must be said often in a marriage.

Humility kills pride. So “humble yourself before the Lord,” as James writes (Jas 4:10). Kill your pride before it kills the things you love. Subdue it before it gets you into the kind of trouble that may even kill you. Conquer your pride before it defeats you. It’s that simple, but we all know it’s not that easy.

The quality of our walk with Jesus is not predicated on anything we do, for the only thing we bring to our salvation is the sin that makes it necessary.

Paul says he hasn’t yet obtained perfection but is certain he will, but not because of anything he has done.