Dwelling on Misfortunes
“The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.” – Voltaire
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Mostly the Same Things, With a New Spirit
“Before I became a Christian I do not think I fully realized that one’s life, after conversion, would inevitably consist in doing most of the same things one had been doing before, one hopes, in a new spirit, but still … Continue reading →
Advice and Threat
“A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains an implicit piece of advice.” – Jose Bergamin
Continue reading →Your Approval Before God
Your approval before God is woven into the life and sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, not what other men and women think about you.” – Matt Chandler
Continue reading →Who Gets the Credit
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” – Harry S. Truman
Continue reading →Nothing Will Work
“Nothing will work unless you do.” – Maya Angelou
Continue reading →What is Done in Love is Well Done
“It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love, is well done.” – Vincent van Gogh
Continue reading →God is Our Soul’s First Love
“But God will look to every soul like its first love because He is its first love. Your place in heaven will seem to be made for you and you alone, because you were made for it—made for it stitch … Continue reading →
Be Not Afraid
“If we are honest with ourselves, we probably spend more time afraid than we would like to admit. And God knows that! Perhaps this is why the most commonly used command in the scriptures is ‘Be not afraid.’” – Chris … Continue reading →
How Well We Communicate
“How well we communicate is determined not by how well we say things, but how well we are understood.” – Andrew Grove
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