"He made you you - on purpose. You are the only you - ever. Becoming ourselves means we are actively cooperating with God's intention for our lives, not fighting him or ourselves."

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Source : Stasi Eldredge (2013). “Becoming Myself: Embracing God's Dream of You”, p.98, David C Cook

Stasi Eldredge

#Mean Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“He had a lot of different smiles, and Jane was getting to know them all.”
“Strike, if you will, but listen.”
“I have no experience performing that music live in front of an audience. So that remains to be seen. I'm very excited to see what that's going to be like.”
“I'm trying to get across the message that don't be afraid of animals, they're just put on this earth to help the environment and everything like that.”
“Patience is timing, just being humble and being the most quiet person in the room.”
“Do you suppose a woman knows why she loves? Does she select? Does she say to herself, 'Go to! here is a distinguished statesman with presidential possibilities; I shall proceed to fall in love with him.' or, 'I shall set my heart upon this musician, whose fame is on every tongue?' or 'this financier, who controls the world's money markets?'”
“The social sciences offer equal promise for improving human welfare; our lives can be greatly improved through a deeper understanding of individual and collective behavior. But to realize this promise, the social sciences, like the natural sciences, need to match their institutional structures to today's intellectual challenges.”

Source : "Let’s Shake Up the Social Sciences". www.nytimes.com. July 19, 2013.
“The drug war isn't what purports to be. If you look at the whole operation and the tie-in between the American intelligence agencies, these so-called "assets", the spies on the payroll of the CIA, and drug dealers. Don't let members of Congress and the media get away with this complacency and distortion!”

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