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The great danger of riches is that our affections will be carried away from God to His gifts.


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If God's love for his children is to be measured by our health, wealth, and comfort in this life, God hated the apostle Paul.



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God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.



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The deepest and most enduring happiness is found only in God. Not from God, but in God.



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