God is so immense that if he were 'too visible, ' people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.

John Ortberg Jr.
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"God is so immense that if he were 'too visible,' people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there." To live as if God is not there—to live as if God doesn't exist—is to live without hope. You can't give up your hope just because you don't see him. Hope is the most powerful force on earth. It is what makes life worth living.

It is what gives meaning to life. It is what gives humanity its reason for existing. Hope helps us survive the bad times, no matter how bad they may be, and it gives us the strength to endure the good times, no matter how good they may be. Hope makes our lives worth living even when we are going through terrible experiences or going through different phases of life that we may find difficult to bear. It makes it worthwhile no matter what happens during those times.

Source: The Me I Want To Be: Becoming Gods Best Version Of You

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