Amy

“Fight for us, O God, that we not drift numb and blind and foolish into vain and empty excitements. Life is too short, too precious, too painful to waste on worldly bubbles that burst. Heaven is too great, hell is too horrible, eternity is too long that we should putter around on the porch of eternity.”
― John Piper

“Christ did not die to forgive sinners who go on treasuring anything above seeing and savoring God. And people who would be happy in heaven if Christ were not there, will not be there. The gospel is not a way to get people to heaven; it is a way to get people to God. It's a way of overcoming every obstacle to everlasting joy in God. If we don't want God above all things, we have not been converted by the gospel.”
― John Piper, God Is the Gospel: Meditations on God's Love as the Gift of Himself

“Books don't change people; paragraphs do, Sometimes even sentences.”
― John Piper, A Godward Life: Savoring the Supremacy of God in All of Life

“Dry spells are also good opportunities to ask God to show us any issues that may be creating a barrier in our relationship with Him. Is there any known sin you haven’t confessed or repented of? Is there unforgiveness in your heart toward a family member or an individual who has wronged you? Is there some step of obedience you know God wants you to take that you have delayed?”
― Nancy Leigh DeMoss, The Quiet Place: Daily Devotional Readings