‘In our battle with sin, are we called to wrestle, run, fight, and pray? Yes, we are, but our hope is not in our ability to do these things, but in the God of grace, who will war with sin until sin is no more. He never grows tired, never gets frustrated, and never gives up. Now, that’s hope!’

-Paul Tripp, New Morning Mercies, Dec 20

(GSiV: Ray Ortlund; Jerry Bridges; Scotty Smith; Prayer, & Miller: Success, Failure, and Grace; Earning vs effort: grace, justification, and sanctification)