Make Every Effort to Add to Your Faith Goodness

Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. — 2 Peter 1:5-8

We can't add these characteristics to our faith without God working in us.

But when the Holy Spirit works in me, goodness and knowledge become possible.

I can't do it on my own.

Jesus has opened the door with His death and resurrection.

Only He can keep me from being ineffectual and unproductive.

And only as I get to know Him personally.