When I was 25, I believed I could change the world. At 41, I have come to the realization that I cannot change my wife, my church, or my kids, to say nothing of the world. Try as I might, I have not been able to manufacture outcomes the way I thought I could, either in my own life or other people's.
Tullian TchividjianI didn't realize that I was in a self-made prison of human approval and human acceptance. Didn't even realize it. Most of the prisons we live in we are not conscious of.
Tullian TchividjianThe Bible makes it clear that self-righteousness is the premier enemy of the Gospel.
Tullian TchividjianI wish I could say that everything I do is for Godโs glory but I canโt. And neither can you. What I can say is Jesusโ blood covers all my efforts to glorify myself.
Tullian TchividjianGrief, of course, is not something that operates according to a specific time frame, and it seems cold to suggest otherwise. Yet when we do not grasp that God is present in pain, we eventually insist on victory or, worse, blame the sufferer for not "getting over it" fast enough. This is more than a failure to extend compassion; it's an exercise in cruelty.
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