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We must not think that [God] takes no notice of us, when He does not answer our wishes: for He has a right to distinguish what we actually need.

John Calvin

The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith.
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Faith Fire Ourselves Quality
By predestination we mean the eternal decree of God, by which He determined with Himself whatever He wished to happen with regard to every man
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Destiny Determination Forever God Himself Men
We cannot rely on God’s promises without obeying his commandments.
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God Promise Religious Rule
Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults.
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Existence God Mistake Purity See Word
We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
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Evil Inspirational Miracle Religious Remember
My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
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Heart Myself Yourself
There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
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Confidence Inspirational Ourselves Worst
When the Bible speaks, God speaks.
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Book God Religious Talk
The Lord has not redeemed you so you might enjoy pleasures and luxuries or so that you might abandon yourself to ease and indolence, but rather so you should be prepared to endure all sorts of evils.
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Endurance Enjoyment Evil Luxury Preparation Yourself
Whenever the Lord holds us in suspense, and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all His works in such a manner that he does nothing but at the proper time.
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God Himself Sleep Time Work
The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
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Humble Progress Sincere Spiritual
You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
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Discover Joy Suffering Yourself
Prayer doesn’t change things – God changes things in answer to prayer.
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Change Faith God Prayer Religious
Sometimes it seems things go by too quickly. We are so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take the time to enjoy where we are.
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Busy Enjoyment Present Quick Time
Satan is an astute theologian.
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Devil Evil One Liner
Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God’s saving grace in Christ Jesus.
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God Goodness Grace Heart Joy

We must not think that [God] takes no notice of us, when He does not answer our wishes: for He has a right to distinguish what we actually need.

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We must not think that [God] takes no notice of us, when He does not answer our wishes: for He has a right to distinguish what we actually need.

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