Shaped by God: Thinking and Feeling in Tune with the Psalms
John Piper
Jun 2020 · Christian Audio · Narrated by George W. Sarris
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God wants your heart.
The whole Bible teaches truth and awakens emotions, but the Psalms are in a category of their own. They do not just awaken the heart; they put it in the foreground. They do not merely invite our emotions to respond to God's truth; they put our emotions on display.
The Psalms are more than commanding—they are contagious. We are not just listening to profound ideas and feelings. We are living among them in their overflow. We touch pillows wet with tears. We hear and feel the unabashed cries of affliction, shame, regret, grief, anger, discouragement, and turmoil. But what makes all this stunningly different from the sorrows of the world is that all of it—absolutely all of it—is experienced in relation to the totally sovereign God.
This book is an invitation. God wants our hearts. He will take them as he finds them. And then, with the healing contagion of the Psalms, he will shape them. Accept his invitation to come.
The whole Bible teaches truth and awakens emotions, but the Psalms are in a category of their own. They do not just awaken the heart; they put it in the foreground. They do not merely invite our emotions to respond to God's truth; they put our emotions on display.
The Psalms are more than commanding—they are contagious. We are not just listening to profound ideas and feelings. We are living among them in their overflow. We touch pillows wet with tears. We hear and feel the unabashed cries of affliction, shame, regret, grief, anger, discouragement, and turmoil. But what makes all this stunningly different from the sorrows of the world is that all of it—absolutely all of it—is experienced in relation to the totally sovereign God.
This book is an invitation. God wants our hearts. He will take them as he finds them. And then, with the healing contagion of the Psalms, he will shape them. Accept his invitation to come.
God wants your heart.
The whole Bible teaches truth and awakens emotions, but the Psalms are in a category of their own. They do not just awaken the heart; they put it in the foreground. They do not merely invite our emotions to respond to God's truth; they put our emotions on display.
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John Piper is a bestselling author, a major evangelical leader, and the founder of Desiring God Ministries. For over thirty years, he was pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has written more than fifty books, including Desiring God.
George W. Sarris is an actor, author, narrator, and storyteller. He has narrated audiobooks on a wide range of topics and has consistently received high reviews for his work. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Speech from Northwestern University and a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
John Piper is a bestselling author, a major evangelical leader, and the founder of Desiring God Ministries. For over thirty years, he was pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has written more than fifty books, including Desiring God. George W. Sarris is an actor, autho...
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