Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths.
It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.
Each time, before you intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do, and how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed people. Think of your place and privilege in Christ, and expect great things!
Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.
Are you sure self-pity is a luxury you can afford, Jack?
It's dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you're feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. So throw away your baggage and go forward. There are quicksands all about you, sucking at your feet, trying to suck you down into fear and self-pity and despair. That's why you must walk so lightly. Lightly my darling.
Make rest a necessity, not an objective. Only rest long enough to gather strength.
When I have learned to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now.
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