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> [Real satisfaction comes not in understanding God's motives, but in understanding His character, in trusting in His promises, and in leaning on Him and resting in Him as the Sovereign who knows what He is doing and does all things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joni-eareckson-tada/real-satisfaction-comes-not-in-understanding-god-s-motives-but-in/)

[Joni Eareckson Tada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joni-eareckson-tada/)

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