CHANGE AND NO CHANGE
Lydia Brownback
In his book Holiness by Grace, Bryan Chapell shows what can and what cannot change in our relationship with God. His cut-to-the-chase list goes a long way in clearing up confusion.
What can change: Our fellowship. What cannot change: Our sonship.
What can change: Our experience of his blessings. What cannot change: His desire for our welfare.
What can change: Our assurance of his love. What cannot change: His actual affection for us.
What can change: His delight in our actions. What cannot change: His love for us.
What can change: His discipline. What cannot change: Our destiny.
What can change: Our sense of guilt. What cannot change: Our security.
The whole book is well worth a read (Holiness by Grace: Delighting in the Joy That Is Our Strength, Crossway).