Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
Martin LutherRead
It is pleasing to the dear God whenever thou rejoicest or laughest from the bottom of thy heart.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True joy and laughter are pleasing to God.
This quote by Martin Luther emphasizes the importance of joy and authentic happiness in our lives. When we find reasons to rejoice and laugh wholeheartedly, it not only enriches our own experience but also aligns us with a divine sense of fulfillment and gratitude that pleases God.
Themes
JoyLaughterHeartGodHappiness
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used during a motivational speech to encourage people to embrace joy in their lives.
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All quotes βNow if I believe in God's Son and remember that He became man, all creatures will appear a hundred times more beautiful to me than before. Then I will properly appreciate the sun, the moon, the stars, trees, apples, as I reflect that he is Lord over all things. ...God writes the Gospel, not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.
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It is the part of a Christian to take care of his own body for the very purpose that, by its soundness and wellbeing, he may be enabled to labour, and to acquire and preserve property, for the aid of those who are in want, that thus the stronger member may serve the weaker member, and we may be children of God, and busy for one another, bearing one another's burdens, and so fulfiling the law of Christ.
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Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but more frequently than not struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God.
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