Tullian Tchividjian - Suffering Quotes

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This culture of mandatory happiness actually promotes dishonesty and more suffering.

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God is not interested in what you think you should be or feel. He is not interested in the narrative you construct for yourself, or that others construct for you. Rather, He is interested in you, the you who suffers, the you who inflicts suffering on others, the you who hides, the you who has bad days (and good ones). And He meets you where you are.

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The good news of suffering is that it brings us to the end of ourselves - a purpose it has certainly served in my life. It brings us to the place of honesty, which is the place of desperation, which is the place of faith, which is the place of freedom.

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For the life of the believer, one thing is beautifully and abundantly true: God's chief concern in your suffering is to be with you and be himself for you.

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There's nothing like suffering to remind us how not in control we actually are, how little power we ultimately have, and how much we ultimately need God.

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We are not responsible for finding the right formula to combat or unlock our suffering.

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The Gospel frees us to speak honestly about the reality of pain, confident that nothing is riding on our ability to cope with or fend off suffering.

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We are all both victims and victimizers. Just as everyone suffers, no one is innocent of causing suffering themselves.

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