#ions

The only way God can strengthen his presence in our will is to weaken his presence in our feelings. Otherwise we would become spiritual cripples, unable to walk without emotional crutches. This is why he gives us dryness, sufferings, and failures. ↗

— Peter Kreeft

#faith #god #prayer #sufferings #faith

Honesty is a heart that betrays itself for a dream, a moment, a kiss. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#honesty #infatuation #love #moments #relationships

It also called upon traditional people in the Four Directions to strengthen the healing ceremonies and asked people to heed the warnings of Mother Earth. ↗

— Dennis Banks

#asked #called #ceremonies #directions #earth

You didn’t just automatically become a Christian, did you? You weren’t made a Christian by just going to church. Just like you are not made a car by sitting in a garage all day! You have to make a decision. ↗

— Corallie Buchanan

#faith #healing-the-past #faith

Life is short only if you are not living your purpose. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#determination #intentions #life #living #purpose

Another friend hired me to open doors for him in the moving and relocation business. I did that for 10 years, am still doing it. And I do some work for the Cubs, in community relations. ↗

— Ernie Banks

#another #business #community #cubs #did

It would be a lot different for me because there is a lot of information that you need to know about as a player. How pitchers are pitching you, how defenses are playing, certain situations about certain pitchers. ↗

— Ernie Banks

#because #certain #defenses #different #how

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#avoid #cannon #nations #precede #shots

When radio stations started playing music the record companies started suing radio stations. They thought now that people could listen to music for free, who would want to buy a record in a record shop? But I think we all agree that radio stations are good stuff. ↗

— Niklas Zennstrom

#buy #companies #could #free #good

I have the courage of my convictions. ↗

— Brigitte Bardot

#courage #i