Jesus lost all his glory so that we could be clothed in it. He was shut out so we could get access. He was bound, nailed, so that we could be free. He was cast out so we could approach. And Jesus took away the only kind of suffering that can really destroy you: that is being cast away from God. He took so that now all suffering that comes into your life will only make you great. A lump of coal under pressure becomes a diamond. And the suffering of a person in Christ only turns you into somebody gorgeous.
Timothy KellerIf our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.
Timothy KellerWe don't merely need the money from work to survive. We need the work itself to survive and live fully human lives more than money.
Timothy Keller