#sam storms

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

We must leave room for mystery in God’s ways. Some things will always remain unexplained. Why God does or does not choose to heal is ultimately subject to his wisdom and sovereign purposes. Why God chooses to heal in part or in whole, now or later, this person but not that one, is often beyond our capacity to understand. Resist the tendency to replace divine mystery with human formulas.

Sam Storms

[djinnyatta]

Girlfriends.

[calvinistquotes]

There is something seriously wrong when we don’t take delight in what God takes delight in. As hard as it may be for us to grasp election in all of its dimensions and implications, if we find ourselves at odds in our soul with what brings glory to God, there’s a problem. Scripture is clear that election is God’s will. That means he wanted to do it. It was his good pleasure; and therefore, our aim ought to be to cultivate a like pleasure and affection in our hearts for the things God has done.

Sam Storms 

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

People don’t sin because they feel they have to. We sin because we enjoy the pleasure it brings. We sin because it feels good. We sin because it brings a thrill to our bodies, fleeting satisfaction to our souls and excitement to the banality and boredom of our everyday lives… We sin because we believe the lie that the pleasure it brings, though passing (Heb. 11:25), is more satisfying than the pleasure obedience brings.

Sam Storms

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Tolerate nothing in your life that might diminish your hunger for Gods word.

Sam Storms

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

"A hypocrite wants to impress others with an external façade of religious piety that he knows is devoid of internal spiritual substance." - Sam Storms

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

"God takes pleasure in your obedience because everything He commands is for your good. All of God’s commands are like a doctor’s prescription or a physician’s therapy. They may not always be immediately pleasant, but they are intended and designed for your health and happiness. If occasionally there are painful side effects, it is because the disease is so bad that severe medication may be required. God, our spiritual physician, takes pleasure in our obedience to His commands because the doctor really does care whether or not we get well." - Sam Storms

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

"Every syllable of every statute, every clause of every commandment that ever proceeded from the mouth of God was divinely designed to bring those who would obey into the greatest imaginable happiness of heart. Don’t swallow God’s law like castor oil. For when you understand His intent, it will be like honey on your lips and sweetness to your soul." - Sam Storms