It’s easy to deceive ourselves about our motives. Sometimes we do nice things for others because it makes us feel good about ourselves.

In many ways, prayer is the discipline of declaring total dependence on the providence of God.

Pride and discontentment are often the result of not counting our blessings.

Even in our private prayers, we tend to be pretentious. It's time to confess to God all the things we wish He didn't already know about us.