The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
TIMOTHY KELLERThink like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you’re afraid I will not give you what you need?
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It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.
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Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are!
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.
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So we find messages of self-salvation extremely attractive, whether they are religious (Keep these rules and you earn eternal blessing) or secular (Grab hold of these things and you’ll experience blessing now).
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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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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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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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