Tim Kisdom

“What you need to drive out an old passion, is a new passion, a greater passion. What you need is an over-mastering positive passion. [...] Just as Rachel was Jacob's over-mastering passion, the passion of his life, Jesus is our "Rachel". To the degree, that you see Jesus on the cross, loosing absolutely everything for you, He will become a beauty to you, He will become so beautiful in your eyes that you'll be able to change these things that control
you now, they'll loose their power.
Do you know how to work on your heart like that? It's only by rejoicing in and resting in what Jesus Christ has done for you. Then you can replace your idols. And if you really want to change and want to pound the Gospel more deeply into your heart - Jesus Christ must become your over-mastering positive passion.”
― Timothy Keller, Gospel in Life: Grace Changes Everything

Comfort will come...

I said this to someone recently and realized after it fell out of my lips...how sincere the words really were:          Don't feel lost. This world is designed to produce misery but allowing misery to clothe us in self-pity just distracts us from Kingdom work. Yes, He has worked everything out. And truly, maybe it's not even awesome (His plans aren't, you know by our definition of awesome). But the point is it's His divinity. So submit. And comfort will come from submission...