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We're called to be faithful, to take those first difficult steps--and to leave the results up to God. ↗

— Alex Harris

#god #hope #inspirational #results #truth

Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand. ↗

— Augustine of Hippo

#inspirational #faith

How can the intensity of this shame be understood by those who have never experienced it? How can they understand the strength of the motivations produced by the desire to escape from it? ↗

— Didier Eribon

#heterosexuality #homosexuality #shame #motivational

Give us this day our daily Faith, but deliver us, dear God, from Belief. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#inspirational #island #metaphysical-beliefs #metaphysics #faith

I’ve always been a slow learner in some areas of my life.mostly the areas known as myself. Or maybe I should say ‘selves.’because the fact is, I’ve never, even as a child, felt I’m only one self, only one person. I’ve always felt I’m quite a few more than one. For example, there’s my jokey self, there’s my morose and fed-up self,there’s my lewd and disgusting self. There’s my clever-clogs self, and my fading-violet-who-cant-make-up-her-mind-about-anything self. There’s my untidy-clothes-everywhere-all-over-my-room self, and my manically tidy self when I want my room to be minimalist and Zen to the nth degree. There’s my confidant, arrogant self and my polite and reasonable and good listener self. There’s my self-righteous self and my wickedly bad self, my flaky self and my bsentimental self. There are selfs I like and selfs I don’t like.there’s my little-girl selfnwhonlikes to play silly games and there’s my old-woman self when I’m quite sure I’m eighty and edging towards geriatric. The self I show in action at any moment depends on where I am, who I’m with, the circumstances of the situation and the mood I’m in. ↗

— Aidan Chambers

#personality #self #inspirational

While a little faith may bring your souls to heaven, a lot of faith--clinging to God despite your circumstances--will bring heaven to your soul ↗

— Skip Heitzig

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The sun is still there... even if clouds drift over it. Once you have experienced the reality of sunshine you may weep, but you will never feel ice about your heart again. ↗

— Elizabeth Goudge

#hope #inspirational #strength #faith

If you have put your faith in Christ and have spent significant time in the Word of God, the tough times can be like a magnet that draws you to the Lord Jesus. ↗

— David Jeremiah

#inspirational-quotes #faith

You see Jesus wrecked my life ↗

— Katie J. Davis

#christianity #faith #jesus #missionary #faith

A Quote from Monty's journal in GOD MUST BE WEEPING. "I felt as anonymous as a grain of sand. ↗

— J.D. Winston

#historical-fiction #inspirational #literary-fiction #love-story #spiritual