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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.

There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.

Timothy Keller
Grief, Giving, Joy

God is so committed to your ultimate joy that he was willing to plunge into the greatest depths of suffering himself for you.

Timothy Keller
Joy, Suffering, Depth

The lack of joy in your life is due to your lack of mission.

Timothy Keller
Joy, Life Is, Missions

While marriage is many things, it is anything but sentimental. Marriage is glorious but hard. It's a burning joy and strength, and yet it is also blood, sweat, and tears; humbling defeats and exhausting victories.

Timothy Keller
Blood, Sweat, Joy
Timothy Keller (2011). “The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God”, p.14, Penguin

Accepted in Christ, we now run the race 'for the joy that is set before us' rather than 'for fear that comes behind us'.

Timothy Keller
Running, Race, Joy

The sin under all other sins is a lack of joy in Christ.

Timothy Keller
Joy, Sin, Christ

But resurrection is not just consolation — it is restoration. We get it all back — the love, the loved ones, the goods, the beauties of this life — but in new, unimaginable degrees of glory and joy and strength.

Timothy Keller
God, Pain, Joy
Timothy Keller (2013). “Walking with God through Pain and Suffering”, p.47, Penguin

A triune God would call us to converse with him . . . because he wants to share the joy he has. Prayer is our way of entering into the happiness of God himself.

Timothy Keller
Prayer, Joy, Entering
Timothy Keller (2014). “Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God”, p.47, Penguin

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