#dependence

The wilderness was the testing ground—the deciding place. It was a place of God revealing himself in a whole new and deeper way. Would his people trust him completely, confident in his goodness, wisdom, and power? Those who believed God to be who he said he was moved on into the promised land; many did not. ↗

— Amy Layne Litzelman

#faith #poverty #faith

Do you find yourself in a dry place today? Don’t look back toward the land of your bondage, or even to the place where God miraculously saved you from your enemies. Those seasons are over and he is now offering you a great opportunity. He is longing to reveal his sovereignty to you by providing for you in this most hot and dry place. ↗

— Amy Layne Litzelman

#faith #poverty #faith

Enmeshment creates almost total dependence on approval and validation from outside yourself. Lovers, bosses, friends, even strangers become the stand-in for parents. Adults like Kim who were raised in families where there was no permission to be an individual frequently become approval junkies, constantly seeking their next fix. ↗

— Susan Forward

#family

Freedom is the only thing we must demand in life, for all other good things stem from it ↗

— Miguel Syjuco

#independence #freedom

In July, 1892, fate suddenly granted me financial independence. ↗

— Carl Spitteler

#financial #granted #independence #july #me

What a tremendous power one needs to become his own master! ↗

— Mihail Drumeş

#childhood #courage #independence #power #courage

What! Would I be turned back from doing a thing that I had determined to do, and that I knew to be right, by the airs and interference of such a person, or any person I may say? No, I have no idea of being so easily persuaded. When I have made up my mind, I have made it. ↗

— Jane Austen

#empowerment #independence #interference #judgment #persuasion

Perhaps my problem in marriage-and it is the problem of many women-was to want both intimacy and independence. It is a difficult line to walk, yet both needs are important to a marriage. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#difficult #important #independence #intimacy #line

Work to me has become kind of a hobby. I was a part of something that gave me financial independence and the rent is paid. Now it's just about projects that turn me on. ↗

— Matt LeBlanc

#become #financial #gave #hobby #i

Ethanol is a premier, high performance fuel. It has tremendous environmental benefits and is a key component to energy independence for our country. ↗

— Richard Lugar

#component #country #energy #energy independence #environmental