Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

John Piper, When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy Quotes: By nature, we get more pleasure from God's gifts then from Himself.
         

By nature, we get more pleasure from God's gifts then from Himself.


John Piper, When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy
Check all other quotes by John Piper, When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





By nature, we get more pleasure from God's gifts then from Himself.
         



Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"John Piper, When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sat. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/By-nature-we-get-more-pleasure-from-114928>.





Check out


Other quotes of John Piper, When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy


There would be no obstacles to overcome. We won’t fight for joy in heaven. But we are not there yet.

There would be no obstacles to overcome. We won’t fight for joy in heaven. But we are not there yet.



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.

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.



Most of your unhappiness in life comes from the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself.

Most of your unhappiness in life comes from the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself.




Absolute statements of our unbelief that we make in the darkness are notoriously unreliable.

Absolute statements of our unbelief that we make in the darkness are notoriously unreliable.



The only freedom that lasts comes from pursuing what we want when we want what we ought.

The only freedom that lasts comes from pursuing what we want when we want what we ought.





Desire for and delight in God's Word are inseparable.

Desire for and delight in God's Word are inseparable.



Salvation is the creation of new desires, not just new goodies.

Salvation is the creation of new desires, not just new goodies.





Other quotes you may like


Even while we hate, we still have that deep unusual  compassion for our rivals, and they hate it when they realize that we are feeling sorry for them.

Even while we hate, we still have that deep unusual  compassion for our rivals, and they hate it when they realize that we are feeling sorry for them.



I like the idea of it as a trickster motif. You know like you're kind of just messing around with people's memories of songs.

I like the idea of it as a trickster motif. You know like you're kind of just messing around with people's memories of songs.



Camping in the backyard last night for Father's Day! Wrestling, stories, s'mores...it was awesome!

Camping in the backyard last night for Father's Day! Wrestling, stories, s'mores...it was awesome!



I was in jail when Medgar Evers was murdered and nothing, I mean nothing has been done about that.

I was in jail when Medgar Evers was murdered and nothing, I mean nothing has been done about that.



In a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon it will be an entire nation. For all of us must work to put him there.

In a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon it will be an entire nation. For all of us must work to put him there.



. . .There are moments when time does stop. We must be alert enough to notice such moments . . .

. . .There are moments when time does stop. We must be alert enough to notice such moments . . .



One of the most radical things that you can do is really listen to someone.

One of the most radical things that you can do is really listen to someone.



The must have it now mentality, was man's first step into the gorging of his natural home.

The must have it now mentality, was man's first step into the gorging of his natural home.



When you sell in desperation, you always sell cheap.

When you sell in desperation, you always sell cheap.



Keep government out of the money of the people, schools of the people, and will of the people.

Keep government out of the money of the people, schools of the people, and will of the people.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "By nature, we get more pleasure from God's gifts then from Himself.". Author of this quote is John Piper, When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy. This quote is about selfishness, discipleship, prayer,.