As We Grow In Holiness, We Grow

... Self-control Is Not Control By Oneself Through One's Own Willpower But Rather Control Of Oneself Through The Power Of The Holy Spirit.

If There Is Not At Least A Yearning In Our Hearts To Live A Holy Life Pleasing To God, We Need To Seriously Question Whether Our Faith In Christ Is Genuine.

Giving Thanks To God For Both His Temporal And Spiritual Blessings In Our Lives Is Not Just A Nice Thing To Do - It Is The Moral Will Of God. Failure To Give Him The Thanks Due Him Is Sin.

If We Are Going To Learn To Trust God In Adversity, We Must Believe God Will Allow Nothing To Subvert His Glory So He Will Allow Nothing To Spoil The Good He Is Working Out In Us And For Us.

Every Day That We're Not Practicing Godliness We're Being Conformed To The World Of Ungodliness Around Us.