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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 Keller

Prayer 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.
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Bad Experience God Good Handle Live Our Out Powerful Prayer Taken Thing Turn
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.
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Come God However Look Say Wash
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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Bais Bend God Into Mine Mold Prayer Purpose
The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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Behavior Challenge More Racially Salvation Understand
Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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Carbon Kiss Pride Silently Sin Slowly
You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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Commit Fall Into Love Matter Say
Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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Call People Promise Something Success Think Time
We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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Careful Elevate Feel Judge Judging Moral Preference Standard Superior
The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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Actual Faith Grace Need Object Prerequisite Receiving Save
If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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Anything Become Fundamental God Identity Idol Idols Life Meaning
Christ did not suffer so you wouldn’t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.
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Become Christ Like Suffer
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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Bless Eternal Experience Many People Promise Succes Thing Time
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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Christ Good Identity Performance Person Record Religion
There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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Become Believe Hurt Real Relationship Vulnerable
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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Hand Hold Inspirational Need People Reach Some
Suffering can refine us rather than destroy us because God himself walks with us in the fire.
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Destroy Fire God Himself Refine Suffering Walk

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.

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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.

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