{"quotes":[{"text":"Nothing teaches us about the preciousness of the Creator as much as when we learn the emptiness of everything else.","author":"Charles Haddon Spurgeon","tags":["devotional","discipleship","idolatry","intimacy-with-god","materialism","worship"],"id":9366,"author_id":"Charles+Haddon+Spurgeon"},{"text":"Even though every identity marker I have can be taken from me, the grace and peace of the Trinity overflows into the life of the believer.","author":"Matt Chandler","tags":["discipleship","humility","intimacy-with-god"],"id":14508,"author_id":"Matt+Chandler"},{"text":"To obey the commands of Scripture can finally become a delight when we see that the reasons almost always center around God's love and provision for us in Christ.","author":"Matt Chandler","tags":["discipleship","grace-of-god","intimacy-with-god"],"id":33946,"author_id":"Matt+Chandler"},{"text":"The only freedom that lasts comes from pursuing what we want when we want what we ought.","author":"John Piper","tags":["affection","desire","discipleship","intimacy-with-god"],"id":35986,"author_id":"John+Piper"},{"text":"What do we advertise about You by how we serve? Do we reflect the belief shown in Jesus’ parable that You are a hard master taking what isn’t Yours? Forgive us for even brief lapses into such churlishness. Or, do we reflect a joy in serving that radiates from an intimate and time-tested knowledge of the goodness of the One we serve? Paul and Daniel were confident of this sovereign goodness even when they were prisoners rather than courtiers, and we can likewise tap into a joy that defies circumstances. When this happens, the oft-disappointed world will notice and investigate.11/02/2010 blog.","author":"Brian Eshleman","tags":["calling","contentment","discipleship","intimacy-with-god","testimony","vocation","work"],"id":52157,"author_id":"Brian+Eshleman"},{"text":"You will find it a stronghold in the day of trial to plead your adoption. You have no rights as a subject, you have forfeited them by your treason; but nothing can forfeit a child's right to a father's protection.","author":"Charles Haddon Spurgeon","tags":["discipleship","intimacy-with-god","prayer"],"id":60028,"author_id":"Charles+Haddon+Spurgeon"},{"text":"We would – or at least we should – take upon ourselves the ultimate task of our poet: to seek the face of God.","author":"Anthony M. Esolen","tags":["art","intimacy-with-god","mysticism","poetry"],"id":61071,"author_id":"Anthony+M.+Esolen"},{"text":"As I worship, my perspective shifts. I focus on His attributes: His goodness, His power, His name, and His mercy. Crises that once overwhelmed me become insignificant in comparison to God’s vast power and all-encompassing love for me as His child.","author":"Katherine J. Walden","tags":["christianity","intimacy-with-god","jesus","worship"],"id":69592,"author_id":"Katherine+J.+Walden"},{"text":"Private worship excites us for public worship.","author":"Matt Chandler","tags":["discipleship","intimacy-with-god"],"id":73877,"author_id":"Matt+Chandler"},{"text":"Holy desire can be learned. All prayer is part work and part rest.","author":"Jen Pollock Michel","tags":["discipleship","intimacy-with-god"],"id":76789,"author_id":"Jen+Pollock+Michel"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":55,"pages":6,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}