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Now there was only one hope, the sovereign grace of God. God would have to transform my heart to do what a heart cannot make itself do, namely, want what it ought to want. Only God can make the depraved heart desire God. Once when Jesus’ disciples wondered about the salvation of a man who desired money more than God, he said to them, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God” (Mark 10:27). Pursuing what we want is possible. It is easy. It is a pleasant kind of freedom. But the only freedom that lasts is pursuing what we want when we want what we ought. And it is devastating to discover we don’t, and we can’t. .John Piper
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In other words, when all the supports of human life and earthly happiness are taken away, God will be our delight, our joy. This experience is humanly impossible. No ordinary person can speak in truth like this. If God alone is enough to support joy when all else is lost, it is a miracle of grace.John Piper
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Indeed the devil thinks more true thoughts about God in one day than a saint does in a lifetime, and God is not honored by it. The problem with the devil is not his theology, but his desires. Our chief end is to glorify God, the great Object. We do so most fully when we treasure him, desire him, delight in him so supremely that we let goods and kindred go and display his love to the poor and the lost. .John Piper
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There would be no obstacles to overcome. We won’t fight for joy in heaven. But we are not there yet.John Piper
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If we were perfect–if there were no remaining corruption in our hearts–there would be no fight. There would be no obstacles to overcome. We won’t fight for joy in heaven. But we are not there yet.John Piper
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Most of your unhappiness in life comes from the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself.John Piper
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DOING is often God's remedy for despair.John Piper
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Absolute statements of our unbelief that we make in the darkness are notoriously unreliable.John Piper
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By nature, we get more pleasure from God's gifts then from Himself.John Piper
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The only freedom that lasts comes from pursuing what we want when we want what we ought.John Piper
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The fight for joy is first and always a fight to see.John Piper
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Don't make peace with the sin in your life.John Piper
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Desire for and delight in God's Word are inseparable.John Piper
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Salvation is the creation of new desires, not just new goodies.John Piper