When we get discouraged because we’ve prayed for something for years, what should keep us going in persistent prayer? Does it honor God for us to keep praying for the same thing or does it show a lack of submission to his will?
Francis Chan, Brian Davis, and TGC Council member Sam Storms discussed how Christians should react when it appears God isn’t responding to our prayers. They discuss Romans 8:28, what we are permitted to ask God for, and what we can confidently expect. “I want to be enthusiastic and expectant that all things are possible with God,” Davis said. “I can ask him for anything, knowing that nothing is impossible with him. But I can’t put my hope in anything that’s just possible.”
Free eBook by Tim Keller: ‘The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness’
Imagine a life where you don’t feel inadequate, easily offended, desperate to prove yourself, or endlessly preoccupied with how you look to others. Imagine relishing, not resenting, the success of others. Living this way isn’t far-fetched. It’s actually guaranteed to believers, as they learn to receive God’s approval, rather than striving to earn it.
In Tim Keller’s short ebook, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness: The Path To True Christian Joy, he explains how to overcome the toxic tendencies of our age一not by diluting biblical truth or denying our differences一but by rooting our identity in Christ.
TGC is offering this Keller resource for free, so you can discover the “blessed rest” that only self-forgetfulness brings.
