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• When we don't understand and don't agree with the way life has gone, we are to bow before God and once again confess that we can't understand His wisdom. In faith, we are to accept His wisdom, His Word, and His workings, trusting in Him and obeying His commands.

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  Gone, Way, Bows

  Elizabeth George (1998). “Loving God with All Your Mind”, Harvest House Pub

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• When we acknowledge God's supreme role in our life and set our mind on Him, He enables us to be women of hope.

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  Mind, Roles, Women Of God

  Elizabeth George (1998). “Loving God with All Your Mind”, Harvest House Pub

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• Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.

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  Art, Writing, America

  Elizabeth George (2009). “Write Away: One Writer's Approach to the Novel”, p.10, Harper Collins

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• When we hold our thoughts up against God's standards of what is true and what is real, we can recognize and, with His help, learn to release many of our negative emotions, damaging thoughts, and destructive attitudes.

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  Attitude, Real, Negative

  Elizabeth George (1998). “Loving God with All Your Mind”, Harvest House Pub

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• It takes a lot of grace and maturity to simply forgive, but a lot of healing takes place when you do.

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  Forgiveness, Healing, Maturity

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• Each day is precious when we consider what we can do to serve God and His Kingdom.

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  Each Day, Kingdoms, Serving God

  Elizabeth George (2013). “Moments of Grace for a Woman's Heart”, p.28, Harvest House Publishers

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• Let every hindrance to joy become the soil out of which joy blossoms.

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  Joy, Soil, Hindrance

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• Your attitude toward others, work, and your daily life is a reflection of your attitude toward God.

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  Attitude, Reflection, Life Is

  Elizabeth George (2012). “A Woman's Daily Walk with God”, p.12, Harvest House Publishers

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• Dust off that Bible. It has the answers you are looking for, and its delights await you.

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  Dust, Delight, Answers

  Elizabeth George (2012). “A Woman's Daily Walk with God”, p.28, Harvest House Publishers

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• A godly woman is beyond average because she keeps her word. She honors her vows. She exhibits great faith. She overcomes great obstacles. And she affects her family, her community, even the world.

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  Godly, Average, Community

  Elizabeth George (2012). “A Woman's Daily Walk with God”, p.13, Harvest House Publishers

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• There are no easy answers, there's only living through the questions.

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  Easy Answers, Answers, Easy

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• Little choices determine habit; Habit carves and molds character. Which makes the big decisions.

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  Character, Choices, Decision

  Elizabeth George (2011). “A Woman's High Calling: 10 Ways to Live Out God's Plan for Your Life”, p.171, Harvest House Publishers

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• Apathy is a spiritual numbness that creeps in and corrupts the good that God intends for our life and the good that He wants us to accomplish for Him and His kingdom.

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  Spiritual, Numbness, Apathy

  Elizabeth George (2014). “A Woman's Walk with God: Growing in the Fruit of the Spirit”, p.143, Harvest House Publishers

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• When we promote the well-being of others God has placed in our lives our service glorifies God.

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  Well Being, Wells, Glorify

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• He had never thought of himself as much of a praying man, but as he sat in the car in the growing darkness and the minutes passed, he knew what it was to pray. It was to will goodness out of evil, hope out of despair, life out of death. It was to will dreams into existence and spectres into reality. It was to will an end to anguish and a beginning to joy.

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  Dream, Reality, Men

  Elizabeth George (2010). “A Great Deliverance”, p.413, Bantam

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• Asking in prayer helps you to see your problem in the light of God's power.

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  Prayer, Light, Asking

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• When God is in sharp focus, then life is also undistorted.

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  Focus, Life Is

  Elizabeth George (1998). “Loving God with All Your Mind”, Harvest House Pub

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• The soul of a child is the loveliest flower that grows in the garden of God.

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  Children, Flower, Garden

  Elizabeth George (2005). “A Mom After God's Own Heart: 10 Ways to Love Your Children”, p.53, Harvest House Publishers

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• As we come to know God better, we will also find it easier to know, follow, and accept His will for our life.

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  Accepting, Easier, Knowing God

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• What is a godly mother? A godly mother is one who loves the Lord her God with all her heart, soul, mind, and strength and then passionately, consistently, and unrelentingly teaches her child to do the same.

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  Mother, Children, Heart

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• Plotting is difficult for me, and always has been. I do that before I actually start writing, but I always do characters, and the arc of the story, first... You can't do anything without a story arc. Where is it going to begin, where will it end.

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  Writing, Character, Stories

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• Be critical of but not brutal with your writing. If something isn't essential, get rid of it. Remember that good dialogue can serve a whole passel of purposes in your novel, and to overlook one of them is to overlook one of the tools of the craft. Like hitting a nail with a screwdriver, if you know what I mean.

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  Writing, Mean, Nails

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• But if you don't understand that story is character and not just idea, you will not be able to breathe life into even the most intriguing flash of inspiration.

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  Inspiration, Character, Ideas

  Elizabeth George (2009). “Write Away: One Writer's Approach to the Novel”, p.4, Harper Collins

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• The English tradition offers the great tapestry novel, where you have the emotional aspect of a detective's personal life, the circumstances of the crime and, most important, the atmosphere of the English countryside that functions as another character.

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  Character, Emotional, Atmosphere

  "The detective's great tapestry" by John Cunningham, www.theguardian.com. August 25, 2000.

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• I want God to be first in my life, so I'm putting Him first in my life today.

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  Want, Today, Firsts

  Elizabeth George (2006). “Small Changes for a Better Life: Daily Steps to Living God's Plan for You”, p.23, Harvest House Publishers

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