If God's love for his children is to be measured by our health, wealth, and comfort in this life, God hated the apostle Paul.
John PiperOut of the freedom from worry that God's generosity provides comes an impulse toward simplicity rather than accumulation.
John PiperWe give glory to God when we trust him to do what he has promised to do-especially when all human possibilities are exhausted. Faith glorifies God. That is why God planned for faith to be the way we are justified.
John Piper