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Never try to have more faith - just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you'll trust Him.
Assurance encourateth us in our combat; it delivers us not from it. We may have peace with God when we have done from the assaults of Satan.
A man may be carried on in a constant course of mortification all his days; and yet perhaps never enjoy a good day of peace and consolation.
The central issue is never strategy, structure, culture, or systems. The core of the matter is always about changing the behavior of people.
God did not just overcome evil at the cross. He made evil serve the overcoming of evil. He made evil commit suicide in doing its worst evil.
Humble us, O God, under your mighty hand, and let us rise, not as professionals, but as witnesses and partakers of the sufferings of Christ.
It is the considered opinion of most members of our rational élites that, in any given difference of opinion with reality, reality is wrong.
[He] fell right into the oldest conviction in the world-- that the girl you are in love with can't possibly be anything but true and honest.
She had a dour Presbyterian mind and a code of morals that pinned down and beat the brains out of nearly everything that was pleasant to do.
Every powerful movement has had its philosophy which has gripped the mind, fired the imagination and captured the devotion of its adherents.
In our secular society, school has become the replacement for church, and like church it requires that its teachings must be taken on faith.
America's political system used to be about the pursuit of happiness. Now More and more of us want to stop chasing it and have it delivered.
My weakness, that is, my quadriplegia, is my greatest asset because it forces me into the arms of Christ every single morning when I get up.
Faith means being sure of what we hope for now. It means knowing something is real, this moment, all around you, even when you don't see it.
How does one kill fear, I wonder? How do you shoot a specter through the heart, slash off its spectral head, take it by its spectral throat?
When we teach kids to follow the rules that there’s only one right answer & to avoid mistakes at all costs, we’re resigning them to average.
It's better to over-pay for A-level talent early on, even if you can't afford it. They will drive exponential value and help you win faster.
And what is 'art'? - a firestorm rushing through Time, arising from no visible source and conforming to no principles of logic or causality.
I tend to think in dramatic terms. In life, there may be an actual drama, but it would be the fictionalized, imagined drama that engaged me.
When you pray be sure that you listen as well as talk. You have things you want to say to God but He also has things He wants to say to you.
The way anything is developed is through practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice and more practice.
God gives us hopes and dreams for certain things to happen in our lives, but He doesn't always allow us to see the exact timing of His plan.
If we're really honest with ourselves, most of us will admit that we want to impress people, and this is what's causing us to do what we do.
Since the 1940s, we've been saying there are no differences, we [humans] are all identical. We're going to know at year end if that is true.
If you chose to listen within you will get some really helpful information. You really do know the answer. Intuition is always at the ready.
Perhaps all human progress stems from the tension between two basic drives: to have just what everyone else has and to have what no one has.
There are entire congregations who worship praise and praise worship but who have not yet learned to praise and worship God in Jesus Christ.
What is true of the individual will be true of the whole family; what is true of the family will be true of the community, and of the state.
I never defended myself. Not once. I never said, "Excuse me? What gives you the right to insult and demean me?" I let them steal my dignity.
Speaking out and creating art that truly reflects the world we live in goes part of the way towards doing that. At least that's what I hope.
I remember that feeling when I was a young reader: finding books that were set in Sydney with Australian characters was incredibly exciting.
Antagonism in my family comes wrapped in layers of code, sideways feints, full deniability. I believe the same can be said of many families.
Sit," Chloe said, dashing after him and tugging firmly at his sleeve. "Let's hear the rest of it. You can kill him later." ~Chloe to Dageus.
But there is room now in my heart for more memories, carved by a letting go that I could find only by coming home to a place I'd never been.
Well, for instance, when I left her today, she put her arms around me and felt my shoulder blades, to see if my wings were strong, she said.
I love to write a book out of questions; in fact, I think it's the only way my writing can operate, if there's something I don't understand.
Nothing much interested me other than playing with language and telling stories and doing something with the wonders of the world around me.
It's such a thrill when an adult comes up to me and says, 'I read your book as a child and really loved it.' That's a tremendous compliment.
You must never lose the awareness that in yourself you are nothing, you are only an instrument. An instrument is nothing until it is lifted.
I think the Lewis and Clark Expedition was the greatest undertaking in American History. I think landing a man on the moon pales next to it.
As a self-respecting dude, I'd never believed in fairy tales, but in that moment, I did. I'd found my angel to live happily-ever-after with.
It's really hard to be a servant leader because we come into this world as a baby in a self-survival mode. Life is a journey toward service.
Lend.” “Lend?” Raquel asked. “Yes, as in, lend me your self.” He shimmered into Raquel again. “Why not Borrow?” I asked. “Better yet, Steal?
Your understanding of a place changes the longer you stay; you discover more, and your own life gets woven into the fabric of the community.
Typical" Kisten said, his eyes dramatically sad. "Try to do something nice for a person, cheer her up, and what do I get? Abused and robbed.
His right ear still held both studs, and I wondered who had the missing earring. I would have asked, but was afraid he’d tell me Ivy had it.
Your welcome means more to me, Ivy Alisha Tamwood, than a thousand souls. Watching Rachel work is a wonder of one catastrophe after another.
Do whatever you must, Karigan," he told her, his voice so quiet it would not carry, "to come back. You must come back. To me." ~King Zachary
And yet, what is bravery but the capacity to reject our fears, ignore and supress them, then go on to do whatever it is we are afraid to do.
We only get to be one person; we don't even get to choose that person. By the time we get ahold of ourselves, we are pieces already in play.