Quotes Tagged "faith"

We wanted to help people, but because we gave so much of an allowance to negative people in our lives, we lost sight of the big picture. We wasted our time on people who couldn’t be pleased, and we felt like we had failed.

It has always been the regular state of things. There is no clarity, no relief. At he end of all rationality, there is simply the need to decide and the faith to live through, to endure.

If we live in a place of hurt, how can we be effective in our own lives or in impacting others?

Hurt feelings destroy so many relationships. Not only that, but they can take us off course from our destinies if we let them.

We’re all looking for others to make us feel special, valued, and even exceptional; and when others fail to do what we need, we get our feelings hurt.

The culture is out of control, and we can’t afford to fail into their divisive worldly attitudes, which lead to rebellious ways.

Jesus is not a way to truth; He is THE way.

You and I are called to speak truth, even when the culture tries to pressure us into silence.

We must be careful to say the truth with the least offense, but it has to be the truth nonetheless.

We must make sure our ways mirror the Word of God if we are going to live free and inherit the blessings of God for our lives. This is not the hour to compromise to keep from getting our feelings hurt.

Our goal should be to represent Jesus in every situation. When I was dealing with sharks, I didn’t have the answers, but God did.

If you keep your eyes on Jesus and prioritize your walk with Him, you’ll build your life on the right foundation.

The decisions you make every day are either building up or tearing down your life. What you meditate on, what you think about, and how you use your time set the course for your future.

The feeling of obligation can cause you to make bad decisions for your time, family, and destiny.

It’s not always destruction that keeps us from our destiny; it’s distraction.

A belief in nothing is just as much a belief as a belief in something.

It is not the eyes that are blinded, but blinded are the hearts which are within the breasts. (22:46)

If you are looking for a pathway to your dreams that won’t require you to have courage, you’ll be looking for the rest of your life.

As mortals called on God, on angels and saints, as they chanted while telling their rosary, Raphael was pronouncing the only names that were sacred to him and would not burn his tongue to utter. Raphael was calling on his family.

I do not doubt the ability of mankind to aspire to lofty ideals and the most pristine of principles. But what I doubt is the willingness of mankind to incur the sacrifices involved in moving from aspiring these things to actually embracing them. And in such a conundrum as this, I would suggest that to stop at ‘aspiring’ and never move to ‘embracing’ is without a doubt the greatest sacrifice of all.