Quotes by David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines

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For the glory of God, the good of others, and the satisfaction of our souls, the aim of the Christian life is our coming — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
Prayer doesn’t begin with our needs, but with his bounty. — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
It shouldn’t surprise us…to find that prayer is not finally about getting things from God, but getting God. — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
He is holy, and so we worship (adoration). He is merciful, and so we repent (confession). He is gracious, and so we expr — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
This is the heart of prayer—not getting things from God, but getting God. — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
…Prayer to God is not only the place for divulging our heart, but also developing our desires. — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
The great purpose of prayer is not getting things from God but getting God. — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
God designed the church to be a community of lifelong learners under the earthly guidance of leaders who are teachers at — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
We don’t just learn facts, but we learn a Face. We’re not just learners of principles, but of a Person. We are lifelong — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
It is grace to be forgiven of sinful acts, and grace to be supplied the heart for righteous ones. — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
The grace of God cannot be quarantined to individuals. — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
…Take every word as spoken to yourself, with this essential anchor in place: Seek to understand first how God’s words fe — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
The Bible is gloriously for us, but it is not mainly about us. — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
In our sin, we’d rather trust in ourselves than another, amass our own righteousness than receive another’s, speak our o — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
Nothing shows our hearts like sacrifice. When we are willing not only to give from our excess, but to embrace some perso — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
It is the grace of God that frees a soul from selfishness and empowers not just generosity, but sacrifice. And such sacr — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
Good disciplemaking requires both intentionality and relationality. It means being strategic and being social. Most of u — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
One of the effects of the gospel going deeper into our souls is that it frees our fingers to loosen their grasp on our g — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
For the Christian, the issue is not just that we give, but how. ‘God loves a cheerful giver’ (2 Cor. 9:7). And giving gl — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
It is true that for many aged saints, gray hair and a good head go hand in hand. But for others, far too many others, le — David Mathis, Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines