"God gave us part of our reward in hand now that He might enable us to work for more. He gives eternal gifts for temporal services, and gives us whatsoever we want for asking, and commands us to ask, and threatens us if we will not ask, and punishes us for refusing to ask. 

  He comforts the poor, and He brings down the rich, that they may be safe in their humility and sorrow. His mercy is His glory, and His glory is the light of heaven. He is 'ready to forgive'. We have but a small opinion of the divine mercy if we dare not believe concerning it that it is desirous, and able, and watchful, and passionate, to keep us or rescue us. 

He preserves those that endeavor to obey, though they do it but in weakness; that weep truly for their sins, though but with a small shower no bigger than the drops of pity; and those that wait for His coming with a holy and pure flame, though their lamps are no brighter than a poor mans candle, though their strengths are no greater than a contrite reed or a strained arm, and their fires have no more warmth than the smoke of kindling flax. 

If our faith is pure, and our love unfeigned; if the degree of it be great, God will accept it into glory, but if it is little, He will accept it into grace and make it bigger." Jeremy Taylor.