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My mother used to tell me to be a leader, never a follower. As a respect to my the words of my mother, I cannot place my faith in God or anyone else, because if I do, I am merely a follower. In order to respect my mother's wishes, I had to dethrone God himself and claim the title as leader. ↗

— Lionel Suggs

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Remember, faith is the harbinger of chaos. ↗

— Lionel Suggs

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Jesus kept it simple. The lesson wasn't complicated. 'I speak; you believe My word; your son will be fine.' We complicate what God has made simple by seeing the world through human eyes. We want to see in order to believe and presume that our limitations are His. ↗

— Charles R. Swindoll

#believe #faith #god #jesus-christ #prayer

It would not be fair to say that the fire stole my faith, since in truth it has been slipping away from me all my life, flipping between my fingers like a shiny little minnow--such a far cry from the trophy salmon that dangled from my father's fist. ↗

— Elissa Janine Hoole

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Plants or animals rarely behave in an unnatural manner that’s contrary to their true makeup. Human beings are also natural beings, but at the same time, we’re conscious entities. We therefore have free will and must make the choice not merely to be part of nature, but also to follow faithfully the “laws of nature. ↗

— H.E. Davey

#laws-of-nature #meditation #natural #nature #yoga

To require God to prove that He is able and willing to fulfill His promises would be proof positive that one does not trust Him. ↗

— Charles R. Swindoll

#god #providence #faith

Faith itself cannot accomplish anything, yet without faith, no one can fly. ↗

— Charles R. Swindoll

#god #faith

It's not enough merely to believe there is a God. You must believe in the God who is there. ↗

— Charles R. Swindoll

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Faith was a power that arose from inside you, I thought, and doubt was exogenous, a speck in your eye. A black mote from the sad world of adults. ↗

— Karen Russell

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Ann: I feel like I should read verses and be comforted. But it doesn’t happen. ↗

— K. Howard Joslin

#miscarriage #trials #faith