The giants of church history dwarf us in true prayer…. What most separates them from us is that prayer was their priority; they devoted considerable time and energy to it.– Joel Beeke
Holiness comes from Christ. It is the result of vital union with Him. It is the fruit of being a living branch of the True Vine.– J.C. Ryle
Suppose for a moment that you were allowed to enter heaven without holiness. What would you do? What possible enjoyment could you feel there? To which of all the saints would you join yourself, and by whose side would you sit down? Their pleasures are not your pleasures, their tastes not your tastes, their character not your character. How could you possibly be happy, if you had not been holy on earth?
– J.C. Ryle in Holiness
We must be holy:
– J.C. Ryle in Holiness
One reason your prayer life may be drooping is that you have neglected the Holy Scriptures. Prayer is a two-way conversation. We need to listen to God, not just talk to Him.– Joel Beeke
Surely that man must be in an unhealthy state of soul who can think of all that Jesus suffered, and yet cling to those sins for which that suffering was undergone.– J.C. Ryle
We must be intentional. Kindness is something we should be armed with each day in our foray through the paths of life.– Stanley Gale in A Vine-Ripened Life
From the fact that prayer is so urgently commanded, we ought to conclude that we should by no means despise our prayers, but rather prize them highly.– Martin Luther
Holiness comes from Christ. It is the result of vital union with Him. It is the fruit of being a living branch of the True Vine.– J.C. Ryle
Kindness is the hands of love, with the mind of Christ.
Brian J. Mikul 