What Did You Expect?
Don’t be put off by the language here. The words mean that God is working through your daily circumstances to change you.
Paul David Tripp • What Did You Expect?
Real personal ministry doesn't happen unless there's profound change at the heart and mind level...how we think, how we process and interpret things. A list of "to dos" do not accomplish this...that only aggregates things in time...ONLY the Gospel has that ability...by design!!!
This does not mean that you will stop being grieved. In fact, Jesus wept when he walked the roads of our world. But this grief is not a dark tunnel that fate has sent your way. It is a wise tool in the hands of a loving God who knows how deep your need is and wants to give you gifts of grace that will last forever.
Paul David Tripp • What Did You Expect?
KEY!!!!
He does this so that we will be realistic in our expectations, then humbly reach out for the help that he alone is able to give us.
Paul David Tripp • What Did You Expect?
You and I simply never know for sure what is coming next.
Paul David Tripp • What Did You Expect?
And because he loves you,
Paul David Tripp • What Did You Expect?
Every passage imparts to us insight that is vital for a proper understanding of the passages that directly address marriage, and every passage tells us what we should expect as we deal with the comprehensive relationship of marriage.
Paul David Tripp • What Did You Expect?
does not mean tested like in an exam. No, it means “tempered” or “refined.”
Paul David Tripp • What Did You Expect?
Bible isn’t an
Paul David Tripp • What Did You Expect?
personal happiness paradigm