Quotes of Note about God’s Healing, Part 10
Note: The following Quotes of Note are excerpted with permission from Chapter 9 of God’s Healing for Life’s Losses.
“Worship is wanting God more than wanting relief.”
“Worship is finding God even when you don’t find answers.”
“Worship is walking with God in the dark and having Him as the light of your soul.”
“Every problem is an opportunity to know God better, and our primary battle is to know God well.”
“If we want our suffering to lead to worship, we have to ask ourselves a primary soul care question, ‘How are these problems influencing my relationship to God?’”
“Problems can either shove us far from God or drag us kicking and screaming closer to Him.”
“In crying, you cry out for God’s help. In worship, you cry out for God.”
“In comfort, you receive God’s strength. In worship, you receive God.”
“In wailing, you long for heaven because you’re tired of earth. In worship, you long for God because you miss Him.”
“In weaving, you glimpse God’s perspective. In worship, you glimpse the face of God.”
“Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you” (Psalm 73:25).
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?” (Psalm 42:1-2).
“Suffering’s ultimate goal is worship: exalting and enjoying God as our Spring of Living Water—our only satisfaction and our greatest joy.”
“Satan schemes to use suffering to suck the life out of your soul. God intends to employ creative suffering to enliven your soul.”
“The mini and major caskets of your life losses do not have to lead to the death of faith, hope, and love. Through God’s grace, you can choose life—abundant life—life lived with engagement for God and others.”
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