The astonishing thing is that people can become religious without being converted. That is, they join churches and start reading the Bible and doing religious things with no change in the foundation of their happiness It is still themselves. They are the ground of their joy.
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One of the most important discoveries I have ever made is this truth God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in him. This is the motor that drives my ministry as a pastor. It affects everything I do.
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God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.
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The training is more extensive, the training has been upgraded, the training is very successful, and the training is monitored by the police department of New York City,
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Being happy in God is the way we glorify Him. This is the reason we were created. Delighting in God is not a mere preference or option of life it is our joyful duty and should be the single passion of our lives.
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The essence of faith is being satisfied with all that God is for us in Jesus.
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