The subsistence mentality of a person is a prison in which his personal joy is detained. If you want to live in joy, you don't live for yourself alone. Live for others too!
By nature, we get more pleasure from God's gifts then from Himself.
When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy
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By nature, we get more pleasure from God's gifts then from Himself.
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