Tullian Tchividjian Quotes about Suffering

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Suffering reveals to us the two things that ultimately matter: that we are weak but He is strong.

Suffering reveals to us the two things that ultimately matter: that we are weak but He is strong.

Tullian Tchividjian

Strong, Two, Suffering

Twitter post from May 20, 2015

God is not interested in what you think you should be or feel. He is not interested in the narrative you construct for yourself, or that others construct for you. Rather, He is interested in you, the you who suffers, the you who inflicts suffering on others, the you who hides, the you who has bad days (and good ones). And He meets you where you are.

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Bad Day, Thinking, Suffering

Tullian Tchividjian (2012). “Glorious Ruin: How Suffering Sets You Free”, p.92, David C Cook

There's nothing like suffering to remind us how not in control we actually are, how little power we ultimately have, and how much we ultimately need God.

Tullian Tchividjian

Suffering, Needs, Littles

Tullian Tchividjian, Nick Lannon (2015). “It Is Finished: 365 Days of Good News”, David C Cook

We don't need answers and explanations as much as we need God's presence in and through the suffering.

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Suffering, Needs, Answers

Source: www.lifeisstory.com

Whether it's a Christian or a non-Christian, there's nothing like suffering to show us how small, needy, and not in control we are. Suffering has a way of sobering us up to the realization that we can't make it on our own, that we need help, that we're broken.

Tullian Tchividjian

Christian, Broken, Suffering

"Where Is God in Our Suffering? Tullian Tchividjian's 'Glorious Ruin' Offers New Perspective". Interview with Stoyan Zaimov, www.christianpost.com. October 30, 2012.

...this culture of mandatory happiness actually promotes dishonesty and more suffering.

Tullian Tchividjian

Suffering, Culture, Dishonesty

Tullian Tchividjian (2012). “Glorious Ruin: How Suffering Sets You Free”, p.16, David C Cook

We are all both victims and victimizers. Just as everyone suffers, no one is innocent of causing suffering themselves.

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Suffering, Innocent, Victim

Source: www.lifeisstory.com

The good news of suffering is that it brings us to the end of ourselves - a purpose it has certainly served in my life. It brings us to the place of honesty, which is the place of desperation, which is the place of faith, which is the place of freedom.

Tullian Tchividjian

Inspirational, Honesty, Suffering

Tullian Tchividjian (2012). “Glorious Ruin: How Suffering Sets You Free”, p.195, David C Cook

There's nothing like suffering to reveal how small and needy you are. Pain has the remarkable capacity to reveal the weakness of the things you're leaning on to make life worth living.

Tullian Tchividjian

Pain, Suffering, Weakness

The Gospel frees us to speak honestly about the reality of pain, confident that nothing is riding on our ability to cope with or fend off suffering.

Tullian Tchividjian

Pain, Reality, Suffering

Source: www.lifeisstory.com

The truth is that when it comes to suffering, if we do not go to our graves in confusion, we will not go to our graves trusting. Explanations are a substitute for trust.

Tullian Tchividjian

Confusion, Suffering, Truth Is

"Where Is God in Our Suffering? Tullian Tchividjian's 'Glorious Ruin' Offers New Perspective". Interview with Stoyan Zaimov, www.christianpost.com. October 30, 2012.

We are not responsible for finding the right formula to combat or unlock our suffering.

Tullian Tchividjian

Suffering, Responsible, Combat

Tullian Tchividjian (2012). “Glorious Ruin: How Suffering Sets You Free”, p.38, David C Cook

For the life of the believer, one thing is beautifully and abundantly true: God's chief concern in your suffering is to be with you and be himself for you.

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Suffering, Chiefs, Concern

Tullian Tchividjian (2012). “Glorious Ruin: How Suffering Sets You Free”, p.26, David C Cook