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.
TIMOTHY KELLERPrayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well, that our bad things will turn out for good, our good things cannot be taken from us, and the best things are yet to come.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
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How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.
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When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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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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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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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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This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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