But the reason we have this built-in desire for happiness is because we're created in God's image. He wired us to want to be happy. Unfortunately, we sometimes disassociate happiness from its true source, which is God Himself. Satan tempts us by offering us happiness, because he knows that's what we want. But he offers it in the wrong places, at the wrong times, and in the wrong things.
Give worshipfully. Our giving is a reflexive response to God's grace. It doesn't come out of our altruism - it comes out of the transforming work of … - Randy Alcorn
Give worshipfully. Our giving is a reflexive response to God's grace. It doesn't come out of our altruism - it comes out of the transforming work of …
- Randy Alcorn
Teach your children gratefulness. Do all you can to deliver them from our culture's poisonous entitlement mentality. - Randy Alcorn
Teach your children gratefulness. Do all you can to deliver them from our culture's poisonous entitlement mentality.
Compassion for the mother is extremely important, but is never served through destroying the innocent. - Randy Alcorn
Compassion for the mother is extremely important, but is never served through destroying the innocent.
God doesn't look at just what we give. He also looks at what we keep. - Randy Alcorn
God doesn't look at just what we give. He also looks at what we keep.
Something nonhuman doesn’t become human by getting older and bigger; whatever is human is human from the beginning. - Randy Alcorn
Something nonhuman doesn’t become human by getting older and bigger; whatever is human is human from the beginning.
The currency of this world will be worthless at our death or at Christ's return, both of which are imminent. - Randy Alcorn
The currency of this world will be worthless at our death or at Christ's return, both of which are imminent.
Nothing is more often misdiagnosed than our homesickness for Heaven. We think that what we want is sex, drugs, alcohol, a new job, a raise, a doctora… - Randy Alcorn
Nothing is more often misdiagnosed than our homesickness for Heaven. We think that what we want is sex, drugs, alcohol, a new job, a raise, a doctora…
When my thirst for joy is satisfied by Christ, sin becomes unattractive. - Randy Alcorn
When my thirst for joy is satisfied by Christ, sin becomes unattractive.
If we get it wrong about Jesus, it doesn’t matter what else we get right. - Randy Alcorn
If we get it wrong about Jesus, it doesn’t matter what else we get right.
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