Enjoy the joy of being enjoyed by God. Sam Storms More Quotes by Sam Storms More Quotes From Sam Storms God does not reveal information by communication: He reveals Himself by communion. Revelation is a personal meeting of God with man. It is a meeting of mind with mind or person with person. Sam Storms communication prayer men Where there is no fruit, there may be no root. Sam Storms fruit roots may Everything without God is pathetically inferior to God without everything. Sam Storms inferiors without-god wealth What elevates the human soul and empowers it to live in the fullness of its created purpose is not religious intimidation or new rules or an anxiety induced by spiritual scoldings. It is faith in the promise that the enjoyment sin brings is fleeting and futile, but at God's right hand, and in the presence of His radiant glory, are pleasures evermore (Ps. 16:11). Sam Storms religious spiritual hands Worship is not about my enjoyment. It is about my enjoyment of God. It is not about my pleasure or my delight or my satisfaction. It is about my pleasure, delight, and satisfaction in God. Worship is not simply about glorifying God. It is about glorifying God by enjoying Him forever. Sam Storms glorifying-god delight forever There's always the threat of "spiritual one-up-manship" that we must avoid. Sam Storms threat spiritual A hypocrite [is the one who] wants to impress others with an external facade of religious piety that he knows is devoid of internal spiritual substance. Sam Storms hypocrite religious spiritual The Spirit has determined that he will operate through certain means and at certain times and if we sinfully put obstacles or warnings or prohibitions in the way, he may well not do for us what he otherwise would have done. Sam Storms done spirit mean Adultery is an obvious violation of the rights of another. You are stealing what doesn't belong to you. Sam Storms adultery stealing rights Worship is first and foremost a feasting on all that God is for us in Jesus... [One] in which God is the host, the cook, the waiter, and the meal itself. Sam Storms meals jesus firsts Sin turns ugly and is subject to defeat only when seen in the light of Christ's beauty. Sam Storms ugly light overcoming God limits the happiness and pleasure we have now precisely so we might not become attached to this world or dependent upon it or fearful of leaving it (dying), as well as to stir in our hearts a longing and yearning and holy anticipation for what is yet to come. Sam Storms leaving dying heart Integrity... does not mean sinless, but it does describe a person who by God's grace "sin less." Sam Storms grace integrity mean Sometimes people base their identity on their gifting. But our identity is in Christ and ultimately has no relation to whatever gift the Spirit may have granted to us. Sam Storms identity spirit people The single most important principle I ever discovered is this: the goal or purpose of the Christian is precisely the pursuit of happiness - in God. The reason for this is that there is no greater way to glorify God than to find in Him the happiness that my soul so desperately craves. Sam Storms pursuit-of-happiness goal christian This is the glory and miracle of grace, that God, through the Holy Spirit, is able to transform a stubborn, rebellious, and unbelieving will into a passionate, obedient, believing will without violating the integrity of the individual or diminishing the voluntary nature of one's decision to trust Christ for salvation. Sam Storms decision integrity believe The ultimate goal of theology isn't knowledge, but worship. Sam Storms doxology goal worship God created us so that the joy He has in Himself might be ours. God doesn't simply think about Himself or talk to Himself. He enjoys Himself! He celebrates with infinite and eternal intensity the beauty of who He is as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And we've been created to join the party! Sam Storms music christian inspiring The focus of Satan's efforts is always the same: to deceive us into believing that the passing pleasures of sin are more satisfying than obedience. Sam Storms effort focus believe The essence of loving living as a follower of Jesus isn't in trying harder but in enjoying more. I'm not saying you can change without trying. I'm saying that enjoyment empowers effort. Pleasure in God is the power for purity. Sam Storms empowering essence jesus