--- title: "1 Fullness Joy Quotes By David Mathis" description: "1 Fullness Joy quotes by David Mathis. Plus more from David Mathis and more Fullness Joy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64c/david-mathis-13779_long-time_there-were-afternoons-i-put-my-elbows-on_1837270.jpg" --- > [“There were afternoons I put my elbows on my desk, face in my hands, and wept over the theological confusion in my head. I think that is the price of dismantling joy-defeating doctrines. It is ironic that so many tears…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/there-were-afternoons-i-put-my-elbows-on-my-desk-face-in-my-hands-and/) [David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64c/david-mathis-13779_long-time_there-were-afternoons-i-put-my-elbows-on_1837270.jpg) ## More by David Mathis > [“The battleground is between our ears. What is it that is capturing your idle thoughts? What fear or frustration is filling your spare moments?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/the-battleground-is-between-our-ears-what-is-it-that-is-capturing/) [David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/) > [“The very fact that we know that God is incomprehensible is itself an evidence of what he has graciously let us comprehend.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/the-very-fact-that-we-know-that-god-is-incomprehensible-is-itself-an/) [David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/) > [“The great foundation and goal of the universe is the glory of God. The foundation and goal of your studies and ministry should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/the-great-foundation-and-goal-of-the-universe-is-the-glory-of-god-the/) [David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/) > [“For the Christian, the issue is not just that we give, but how. ‘God loves a cheerful giver’ (2 Cor. 9:7). And giving gladly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/for-the-christian-the-issue-is-not-just-that-we-give-but-how-god/) [David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/) > [“Chosen before time. Called with effect. United to Jesus in faith and repentance. Adopted and forgiven. Justified. Sanctified. Glorified. And satisfied forever. This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/chosen-before-time-called-with-effect-united-to-jesus-in-faith-and/) [David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/) > [“…Prayer to God is not only the place for divulging our heart, but also developing our desires.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/prayer-to-god-is-not-only-the-place-for-divulging-our-heart-but-also/) [David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/) > [“Good disciplemaking requires both intentionality and relationality. It means being strategic and being social. Most of us are bent one way or the other.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/good-disciplemaking-requires-both-intentionality-and-relationality-it/) [David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/) > [“In our sin, we’d rather trust in ourselves than another, amass our own righteousness than receive another’s, speak our own mind rather than listen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/in-our-sin-we-d-rather-trust-in-ourselves-than-another-amass-our-own/) [David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/) > [“God’s glory is the proclamation of his name, the shining forth of his ways. Therefore, for us to say that we are about the glory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/god-s-glory-is-the-proclamation-of-his-name-the-shining-forth-of-his/) [David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/) > [“Precisely in the most desperate moments, when having the masculine role feels most unfair, when we’re our most tired, running on fumes, and need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/precisely-in-the-most-desperate-moments-when-having-the-masculine/) [David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/) > [“You are about the glory of God. You exist for Jesus Christ to be displayed and delighted in through your life, and don’t you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/you-are-about-the-glory-of-god-you-exist-for-jesus-christ-to-be/) [David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/) > [“God designed the church to be a community of lifelong learners under the earthly guidance of leaders who are teachers at heart. The Christian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/god-designed-the-church-to-be-a-community-of-lifelong-learners-under/) [David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/) > [“Don’t be under the delusion that seminary automatically makes you grow in grace (2 Pet. 3:18). In fact, it can have quite the opposite effect.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/don-t-be-under-the-delusion-that-seminary-automatically-makes-you/) [David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/) > [“The waters of good preaching are always running downhill to the stream of Christ, who he is, and how he has loved us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/the-waters-of-good-preaching-are-always-running-downhill-to-the/) [David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/) > [“The kind of perfection that Jesus says comes from his Father—and the kind he calls his disciples to pursue—does not find its sense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/the-kind-of-perfection-that-jesus-says-comes-from-his-father-and-the/) [David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fullness-joy/david-mathis/#itemlist", "name": "1 Fullness Joy Quotes By David Mathis", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“There were afternoons I put my elbows on my desk, face in my hands, and wept over the theological confusion in my head. 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