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I must admit, that I have learned more from my negative experiences than I have ever learned from my positive one. ↗

— John Paul Warren

#central-christian-church #church #inspirational #john-paul #john-paul-warren

If we will walk humbly with our God, He will lead us by the hand to exactly who and what we need, to those people, things, and experiences He has designed and intended for us, and this alone will be the cause of our deep fulfillment and happiness. ↗

— Matthew Kelly

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It has been my experience that those who claim to be the most spiritual are usually the least so. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#claim #experience #non-spiritual #religious #spiritual

The arm of flesh will fail you," Bridie's grandmother had been fond of reminding her, especially after she'd started dating, bringing home this one and that one, going on and on about them. "Love with all your heart, . . . but don't look to anybody but the Lord to fill up your empty spots. There's never been a man born . . . who can do that, and I don't care if he's the finest thing since store-bought pickles. ↗

— Linda Nichols

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We should acknowledge God merciful, but not always for us comprehensible. ↗

— Charlotte Brontë

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The fundamentalists of every faith remain blind to the truth that the “sigh within the prayer is the same in the heart of the Christian, the Muslim, and the Jew.” I have seen this unity with my eyes, heard it with my ears, felt it with all my being. ↗

— David James Duncan

#mysticism #religion #religious-freedom #spirituality #faith

Sometimes it is hard not to say, 'God forgive God.' Sometimes it is hard to say so much. But if our faith is true, He didn't. He crucified Him. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#grief #religious #faith

Never underestimate the power of prayer! There is nothing that is impossible to God. Our Lord can heal the sick and work situations out in our life that seem overwhelming to us. In fact, He already knows what you are going to pray for even before you pray. He‟s just waiting to hear from you. ↗

— Kimberly McRae

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I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith ↗

— Anonymous

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Stepparenting is like working at a late-night convenience store — all of the responsibility and none of the authority. ↗

— Valerie J. Lewis Coleman

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