* Godly sorrow over sin (The Holy Spirit First makes us conscious of our sinfulness, our danger without Christ, our inability to save ourselves from sin, and then we truly realize our need of the Crucified and Risen Savior) Our Sin and Guilt are our only qualifications for coming to the Savior. But we must first be convinced by the Holy Ghost that what Jesus says is true, and then to humbly depend upon what Christ Jesus has done for us in His redemptive atoning finished work, and to simply rely upon who He IS (God in human flesh crucified for sinners and risen from the dead).
* Abhorrence and departure from evil. * Seeking Christ Himself heartily, truly, and intensely. * Private prayer, family prayer, public prayer * Private Bible reading, enjoying Bible study * Intense self-distrust, self-abhorrence * Believe, trust, and obey God * Life of inward and practical godliness, inward purity, sincere obedience * Careful walking, close walking, joyful walking * Full assurance, desiring stronger faith, inward communion with Christ * Desire after private purity and public holiness * True and transparent profession * Utterly detesting hypocrisy and pretending * Watchful avoidance of evil * Hatred of the very appearance of evil, self-denial * Real, personal adoring love to Christ, thinking much of the Holy Ghost
* Secret sacrifices of pure love to Jesus (secret love-tokens for Him alone) * Heart searching * Do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with thy God * Live watchfully (privately, family, business, church, always in all things) * Church attendance (fellowship and unity), Sunday School, prayer meeting, visiting the lost and helpless *Eager desire for preaching and Christian fellowship * Purity, honesty, charity, discernment, spiritual common-sense * Thinking much on Eternity, and the immortality of your soul, the living God, and the judgment to come * Secret, heart fellowship with Christ and personal communion with the Holy Ghost * Secret, real, humble, childlike, effectual, earnest, fervent, intense, yielding, importunate prayer
* Repentance for sin and folly * Remembering God's promises and warnings * God-consciousness, seeking the Lord * Living near to God and His Son * Looking to Jesus, looking for Jesus * Secret praise and adoration of Jesus * Love and care for souls * Humble adoring gratitude * Hearty thankfulness to God * Keeping yourself pure in the love of God * Avoiding things that dampen your love for God * Warmth, loving, friendly * Avoiding bad company that will deaden your spirituality * Meditate upon what Christ has done for you * Live in expectation of seeing Christ * Staying pure for Jesus' sake * Godliness with contentment, temperance * Pursue character flaws * Incarnation, Substitution, Justification, Sanctification, Glorification
* Watch your temptation, failures, tendencies * Seeking the increase of the kingdom of God * Love for the brethren, Christian fellowship, Church, Lord's day * Childlike and dependent spirit * Prompt action to God's words * Inventive to find out ways of honoring Christ, freshness * Thankfulness, blessing the Lord * Bible reading, study, meditation, memorization * Daily self-denial, learning and following after Christ * Instant in prayer, acknowledging God * Eagerness to benefit others (eager service) * Godly sincerity, courage * Personal, hearty service for Christ * Watchfulness (Christ, heart) * Lively, heartiness, enthusiastic * Earnestness and zealous for Gospel * Watchful avoidance of inward and outward evil
* Fearing the Lord (fearing lest I should go astray, seeking His smile all the day long) * Trembling at God's word (lest I should disobey) * Grieved when I grieve Him * Sincere motive (Christ and others first) * Pleading the Blood of Christ * Doing all things for the glory of God * Singleness of heart * Full and quick confession of sin, judging my sins * Teachable, humble * Tenderhearted, kind, sympathetic, upright * Forgiving and forbearing * Encouraging and helping * Living for Eternity, practically making a difference now * Going and giving cheerfully for Jesus' sake * Waiting patiently * Spending and being spent for Christ and His church * Dependable, available, flexible * Striving against besetting and secret sins * Maintaining good works * Desire for God's glory alone * Holy expectancy * Holiness is a pleasure, sin is a sorrow
* Broken, contrite, and humble spirit * Refraining from sin, striving against sin * Laying aside every weight, laying apart all filthiness * Pure, gracious, useful life * Delighting in God's word * Entire dependence on the Holy Spirit * Mission-minded, burden for souls, excited about soul winning * Faithfulness, dependability * Patient in trials * Bible reading, prayer, family, others * Love the Cross * Purity, charity, sincerity, importunity * Childlike simplicity and transparent sincerity * Tenderness and readiness to forgive others * Care for perishing souls * Longsuffering, gentleness, goodness * Surrendered and submitted * Humble resignation to His will * Having no confidence in the flesh * Cheerful gratitude * Simple love to Jesus * Serving, sacrificing, caring * Fellowship with Christ, communion with the Holy Ghost * Godly sorrow over sin * Secret mourning for sin * Humble faith in Jesus * Genuine change of life * Good and tender conscience * Secret devotion * Desire for more grace * The Lord's savor, unction, and utterance * Trusting in the Lord's presence, voice, and drawing power * Seeking God's restraining grace (yielding to righteousness)
* Make Christ the Lord of all we love, all we do, all we think (thoughts, tongue, temper, time, testimony) * Striving to please Him in all that I do * Nothing without His smile * Trusting, longing, loving * Minding the Lord * Avoiding sinful amusements and ungodly associations *Determined, certain, sure * Leaning hard on the Holy Ghost * Go to God in prayer, go to Sunday School, go to Church * Subservient to the Holy Spirit (will of God) * Ask for mercy, Seek His face, Knock for wisdom * Taking special care of your soul *Courtesy, concern, control, compassion * Consistent in Christ's service * Low thoughts of self, High thoughts of Christ * Humble thoughts, forgiving thoughts toward others * Admiring thoughts of God's goodness * Adoring thoughts of God's greatness * Thankful and trusting thoughts * Thoughts of submission toward God
* Longing thoughts after Christ, to be with Him * Public and private witnessing * Remember God, your soul, others * Seeking and searching for Christ * Eye to the invisible God; living in His sight, dwelling close to Him, remembering the Lord; seeking living fellowship with Him
