Trials and tribulations tend to squeeze the artificiality out of us, leaving the essence of what we really are and clarifying what we really yearn for.
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At times Gods best pupils experience the most rigorous and continuous courses. Eventually those who prove to be men of Christ will thereby become distinguished alumni of lifes school of affliction, graduating with honors.Neal A. Maxwell
Ironically, as some people become harder, they use softer words to describe dark deeds. This, too, is part of being sedated by secularism. Needless abortion, for instance, is a 'reproductive health procedure, ...' 'Illegitimacy' gives way to the wholly sanitized words 'non-marital birth' or 'alternative parenting.'
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At the center of our agency is our freedom to form a healthy attitude toward whatever circumstances we are placed in.
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Anger should never be an overnight guest.
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It is only by yielding to God that we can begin to realize His will for us. And if we truly trust God, why not yield to His loving omniscience After all, He knows us and our possibilities much better than do we.
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In racing marathons, one does not see the dropouts make fun of those who continue failed runners actually cheer on those who continue the race, wishing they were still in it. Not so with the marathon of discipleship in which some dropouts then make fun of the spiritual enterprise of which they were so recently a part.
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