Hill of Difficulty

The Hill though high, I covet to ascend;

The difficulty will not me offend;

For I perceive the way to life lies here:

Come, pluck up heart, let's neither faint nor fear.

Better, though difficult, the right way to go,

Than wrong, though easy, where the end is woe.

--Christian

Pilgrim's Progress, pg 37

True Believer's Religion...

A true believer's religion does not consist in mere intellectual assent to a certain set of propositions and doctrines. It is not a mere cold belief of a certain set of truths and facts concerning Christ.
It consists in union,
communion,
and fellowship
with an actual living Person, Jesus the Son of God.
It is a life of faith in Jesus,
confidence in Jesus,
leaning on Jesus,
drawing out of the fullness of Jesus,
speaking to Jesus,
working for Jesus,
loving Jesus,
and waiting for Jesus to come again.

~ J.C. Ryle