"Here's a scary thought: What if God called you to give beyond your comfort level? Would you be afraid? Would you try to explain it away or dismiss it as impractical? And in the process, would you miss out on a harvest opportunity for which God had explicitly prospered you in the first place?"

-- Andy Stanley

#Fear Quotes #Opportunity Quotes #Giving Quotes

“Apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift.”
“Heâ€™d only ever seen a gun once, a smaller one on the hip of that old deputy, a gun heâ€™d always figured was more for show. He stuffed a fistful of deadly rounds in his pocket, thinking how each one could end an individual life, and understanding why such things were forbidden. Killing a man should be harder than waving a length of pipe in their direction. It should take long enough for oneâ€™s conscience to get in the way.”
“Christianity is warfare, and Christians are spiritualsoldiers.”
“The only way I can possibly heat my so-called mind up to working temperature is to imagine I'm talking to someone I admire.”
“Love is always enough.”

Source : Susan Mallery (2010). “Almost Perfect”, p.379, HQN Books
“I've always felt that the real horror is next door to us, that the scariest monsters are our neighbors.”
“I will live this day as if it is my last. â€¦I will waste not a moment mourning yesterdayâ€™s misfortunes, Yesterdayâ€™s defeats, yesterdayâ€™s aches of the heart, for why should I throw good after bad?”
“When I talk to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and other patient support groups, I take questions at the end. At one talk I was asked, "What's the difference between yourself and someone without mental illness?". At another talk I was asked, "How do you make the voices be not so mean?". I wish I knew.”

Source : Mark Vonnegut, M.D. (2010). “Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So: A Memoir”, p.9, Delacorte Press

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