If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
TIMOTHY KELLERPrayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
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Men, you’ll never be a good groom to your wife unless you’re first a good bride to Jesus.
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The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.
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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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A life of gratitude to God for being saved is far more pleasing than a life based on self-righteousness over being good.
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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The gospel humbles us into the dust and at the very same time exalts us to the heavens.
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This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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Since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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