Twentieth-century man needs to be reminded at times that work is not the result of the Fall. Man was made to work, because the God who made him was a… - Myles Munroe

If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load [responsibility] (Galatians 6:3-5).

Who may ascend the hill of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart” (Ps. 24:3–4). We need to be pure before God by turning from our sinful ways, receiving forgiveness through Christ, and walking in the Spirit. (See Romans 8:3–4.)

Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.