tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972259629949867191.post293401594537878574..comments2009-09-12T19:08:26.326-04:00MWBartkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788874521573660919mwbartko@gmail.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972259629949867191.post-51053417667781897022009-08-21T09:27:12.603-04:002009-08-21T09:27:12.603-04:00"Joy in Christ is not the opposite of suffering. The fight for faith or the fight for the joy of faith is not a fight for the prosperity gospel. It is not a fight for health, wealth and prosperity. What I would in fact argue is that it’s a fight for that alone which can enable you to suffer. It’s a fight for a relationship with Jesus that enables you to say “I count everything as loss bcause of the surpassing worth fo knowing Christ Jesus my lord.” That’s what I want more than anything. I want to be so related to Jesus that if my wife dies and I get a phone call tonight and my little girls dies…. if that happened and my wife and child were gone I would say "Christ is all." And He will be there. And I will not ever abandon Him. I will not ever fault Him for anything. I will always embrace Him. I will always fly to Him. That’s the way I want to relate to Jesus. That’s saving faith." -John PiperLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187471241441993074noreply@blogger.com