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“Present evils are but means of purifying our soul, of grounding it in virtue, and occasions of acquiring merits, all in view of God's glory, the ultimate end of creation.”

Book:The Spiritual Life: A Treatise On Ascetical And Mystical Theology

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“Sin makes us glory thieves... At the bottom of a broken marriage, a shattered family, or a forsaken friendship you will always find stolen glory. We crave glory that does not belong to us, and we step on one another to get it. Rather than glorifying God by using the things he has given us to love other people, we use people to get the glory we love. Sin causes us to steal the story and rewrite it with ourselves as the lead, and with our lives at center stage. But there is only one stage and it belongs to the Lord. Any attempt to put ourselves in his place puts us in a war with him... Sin has made us glory robbers. We do not suffer well, because suffering interferes with our glory. We do not find relationships easy, because others compete with us for glory. We do not serve well, because in our quest for glory, we want to be served. But the story of Scripture is the story of the Lord's glory. It calls me to an agenda that is bigger than myself. It offers me something truly worth living for. The Redeemer has come so that glory thieves would joyfully live for the glory of Another. There is no deeper personal joy and satisfaction than to live committed to his glory. It is what we truly need.”

God Suffering Sin Glory Counseling Biblical Counseling Paul Tripp

Book:Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: How to Help Others Change, Study Guide

Source: Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: How to Help Others Change, Study Guide

“The wise don’t suffer their sufferings.”

Wisdom Suffering Wise Suffer

Author:Maxime Lagacé

“You suffer because you expect.”

Wisdom Suffering Expectations Suffer Expect

Author:Maxime Lagacé

“How could I bear it if something or someone ever hurt this child? I was suddenly cognizant that there were innumerable ways that my world could be shattered now - ways I'd never imagined. I could count the number of minutes my daughter had been alive, and already I glimpsed that love holds in itself the seeds of great suffering.”

Love Suffering Motherhood

Book:Ruined

Source: Ruined

“.. [M]uch suffering serves absolutely no function and entails no silver lining whatsoever, such as the suffering endured by countless [non-human animals] every second who are eaten alive while fully conscious and unable to escape, or the suffering entailed by debilitating chronic pain. The world contains vast amounts of such useless suffering, and we should all be able to agree that this suffering is worth preventing.”

Suffering Ethics Anti Speciesism

Book:Suffering-Focused Ethics: Defense and Implications

Source: Suffering-Focused Ethics: Defense and Implications

“And so I did just that. Walk. At first, the stones dug into the sole of my feet, and I left red footprints in my every step. Then, my skin hardened, and I stopped bleeding. After a while, I could not feel the road at all anymore. That is the way of life, I suppose. We bleed, and ache, and then we get used to it.”

Life Pain Suffering

Book:Renault of the Styx

Source: Renault of the Styx

“There are many things in the world. If we care for them all a little, we won't feel the hurt too much when we part with one.”

Pain Suffering Emotions Attachment Emotional Pain

Book:Mountain Born

Source: Mountain Born

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