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> [The essence of loving living as a follower of Jesus isn't in trying harder but in enjoying more. I'm not saying you can change without trying. I'm saying that enjoyment empowers effort. Pleasure in God is the power for purity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-storms/the-essence-of-loving-living-as-a-follower-of-jesus-isn-t-in-trying/)

[Sam Storms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-storms/)

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## More by Sam Storms

> [God loves to glorify himself by suspending his gifts and blessings on our asking him for them. We should never presume to receive from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-storms/god-loves-to-glorify-himself-by-suspending-his-gifts-and-blessings-on/)

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> [Self-image, the concept we have of ourselves, must begin not by looking in the mirror but by looking into the face of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-storms/self-image-the-concept-we-have-of-ourselves-must-begin-not-by-looking/)

[Sam Storms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-storms/)

> [The essence of loving living as a follower of Jesus isn't in trying harder but in enjoying more. I'm not saying you can change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-storms/the-essence-of-loving-living-as-a-follower-of-jesus-isn-t-in-trying/)

[Sam Storms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-storms/)

> [Grace is God satisfying our souls with His Son so that we're ruined for anything else!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-storms/grace-is-god-satisfying-our-souls-with-his-son-so-that-we-re-ruined/)

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> [Sometimes people base their identity on their gifting. But our identity is in Christ and ultimately has no relation to whatever gift the Spirit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-storms/sometimes-people-base-their-identity-on-their-gifting-but-our/)

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> [There are no term limits on His reign. He has always been King and He always will be King. There is no death that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-storms/there-are-no-term-limits-on-his-reign-he-has-always-been-king-and-he/)

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> [God has sovereignly pulled back the curtain on His glory. He has disclosed Himself on the platform of both creation and redemption that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-storms/god-has-sovereignly-pulled-back-the-curtain-on-his-glory-he-has/)

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> [The single most important principle I ever discovered is this: the goal or purpose of the Christian is precisely the pursuit of happiness -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-storms/the-single-most-important-principle-i-ever-discovered-is-this-the/)

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> [Everything without God is pathetically inferior to God without everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-storms/everything-without-god-is-pathetically-inferior-to-god-without/)

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> [Grace ceases to be grace if God is compelled to bestow it in the presence of human merit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-storms/grace-ceases-to-be-grace-if-god-is-compelled-to-bestow-it-in-the/)

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> [The Spirit has determined that he will operate through certain means and at certain times and if we sinfully put obstacles or warnings or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-storms/the-spirit-has-determined-that-he-will-operate-through-certain-means/)

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> [Adultery is an obvious violation of the rights of another. You are stealing what doesn't belong to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-storms/adultery-is-an-obvious-violation-of-the-rights-of-another-you-are/)

[Sam Storms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-storms/)

> [Many Christians are either woefully deficient in their knowledge of Scripture or noticeably devoid of any experience of God's power. The Lord never intended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-storms/many-christians-are-either-woefully-deficient-in-their-knowledge-of/)

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> [There's always the threat of "spiritual one-up-manship" that we must avoid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-storms/there-s-always-the-threat-of-spiritual-one-up-manship-that-we-must/)

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> [ A hypocrite \[is the one who\] wants to impress others with an external facade of religious piety that he knows is devoid of internal… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-storms/a-hypocrite-is-the-one-who-wants-to-impress-others-with-an-external/)

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