If we are to be fruitful and victorious in our spiritual life, we must:

-put away the idols in our lives (the things which belie our allegiance to God above all, the things which do not belong in the life of a believer)

-live by faith, with real dependence upon God, not just lip-service

-seek to know God through His Word

-separate from the destructive forces in our lives

-be vigilant, careful about becoming self-sufficient and prideful, forgetting God

-be responsive to the promptings of the Lord, confess sin