"I’ve learned not to fear the tension. I’ve learned to be a willing and ready vessel that isn’t concerned with self or convenience but has been emptied of that to be used in whatever way God sees fit."

I need to engage my relationship with the Lord not in pride and secrecy or striving to prove myself in works but in genuine humility.

Let’s go back to that genuine faith and love that regarded no sin dear to us. When we were so full of life and had just repented of sin. Let’s remember our first love.

"In pride our necks become stiff, and a life of sanctification becomes a life of religious compromise that is by its very nature resistant to the work of the Spirit dwelling inside us."

If we are “waiting on the Lord” in any area of our lives, then we need to pursue actions that support that. If we are waiting on the Lord for a job, then we need to start applying. If we are waiting on the Lord for a wife or husband, then we need to first start maturing in a relationship with Him. If we are waiting on the Lord to be sent, than we need to start serving where we are.