Quote

Every Christian who strives for holiness of life experiences dryness of soul. It is to most people a heart-rending experience. It is a paradox, for the soul becomes confused when it realizes the harder it strives the further away Jesus seems to be.

In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action.

I'm a holy man minus the holiness.

I must ask the Lord to direct the Holy Spirit within me to drain the life out of sin and in prayer.

We are 100 percent responsible for the pursuit of holiness, but at the same time we are 100 percent dependent upon the Holy Spirit to enable us in that pursuit. The pursuit of holiness is not a pull-yourself-up-by-your-own-bootstraps approach to the Christian life.

When Jesus comes to live in our hearts, the seed of holiness is planted.

Perhaps the secret of living a holy life is to avoid every thing which will displease God and grieve the Spirit, and to be strictly attentive to the means of grace.

I'm not getting to heaven on my integrity. I'm not getting to heaven on my goodness.

The vigor and power and comfort of our spiritual life depends on our mortification of deeds of the flesh.

Buddhism notes that it is always a mistake to think your soul can go it alone.