To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.
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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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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We were designed to know, serve, and love God supremely – and when we are faithful to that design, we flourish.
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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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Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.
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Success and suffering will either darken your heart or make you wise, but they won’t leave you where you were.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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If you want God’s grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing. But that kind of spiritual humility is hard to muster.
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If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.
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Religion is ‘if you obey, then you will be accepted’. But the Gospel is, ‘if you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey’. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the Bible shows the difference.
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When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.
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Religion: ‘My identity is built on being a good person.’ Gospel: ‘My identity is not built on my record or my performance but on Christ’s.’
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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