We come to God saying, “Look at all I’ve done,” or maybe “Look at all I’ve suffered.” God, however, wants us to look to him – to just wash.
TIMOTHY KELLERWe tend to see God as a means through which we get things to make us happy. For most of us, He has not become our happiness.
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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You are a totally loved moral failure.
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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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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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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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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 purpose of Jesus’s coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.
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The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
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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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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.
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The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access
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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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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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