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If we truly want to follow God we must seek to be other-worldly. This I say knowing well that that word has been used with scorn by the sons of this world and applied to the Christian as a badge of reproach. So be it. Every man must choose his world. If we who follow Christ, with all the facts before us and knowing what we are about, deliberately
... See moreA. W. Tozer • The Pursuit of God
If God gives us a small stewardship with regard to material possessions or abilities and opportunities, then we can glorify him through being content in him, trusting in him for our needs, expecting reward from him, and being faithful to our commitments.
Wayne Grudem • Business for the Glory of God
Being in Christ, all that we have to do to abide (or continue) in Christ is simply to renounce our self-life--utterly renouncing every thought, every purpose, every desire, every affection of our own, and just looking day by day and hour by hour for Jesus Christ to form His thoughts, His purposes, His affections, His desires in us. Abiding in
... See moreR. A. Torrey, Andrew Murray, D. L. Moody, Rosalind Goforth, George Muller, E. M. Bounds, Jeanne Gu... • 7 Classics on PRAYER
God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. This is perhaps the most important sentence in my theology.11 If it is true, then it becomes plain why God is loving when he seeks to exalt his glory in my life, for that would mean that he would seek to maximize my satisfaction in him, since he is most glorified in me when I am most
... See moreJohn Piper • Let the Nations Be Glad!
There is so often a great disparity between how we feel about faith and how we are meant to feel. Why do so few people genuinely find joy and pleasure in their relationship with God? Why do most people feel they have to either pay God back for all He’s done (buy His love) or somehow keep making up for all their inadequacies and failures (prove
... See moreFrancis Chan, Danae Yankoski • Crazy Love
Love and faith are at home in the mystery of the Godhead. Let reason kneel in reverence outside.
A. W. Tozer • Essential Tozer Collection
When I seek contentment in God’s blessings my wants only subside temporarily, and they soon return stronger than ever. When I learn to seek my satisfaction in God himself, however, the pleasures offered by the things of this world grow dim in comparison.
WITH GOD DAILY - "Gifts vs. Giver"
Lord, how excellent are Thy ways, and how devious and dark are the ways of man. Show us how to die, that we may rise again to newness of life. Rend the veil of our self-life from the top down as Thou didst rend the veil of the Temple. We would draw near in full assurance of faith. We would dwell with Thee in daily experience here on this earth so
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