"God often has to untangle some things in you to help you see Him.Â Even if this process takes months, it's not because he is waiting to see how sincere you are; it's because he is working deep inside you to sort out those things that crowd him out of your heart and set your focus on your own efforts or your own failures."

-- Wayne Jacobsen

#Heart Quotes #Effort Quotes #Waiting Quotes

“When things seem calmest, that is the time you should fear the most, it's when you have the most to lose.”
“A lot of street crime is horrible, but in terms of the dislocation, the undermining of the family - the corporate criminals, many of whom reside in Congress and the White House - are getting away literally with murder.”
“Good and bad, happy and sad, all thoughts vanish into emptiness like the imprint of a bird in the sky.”
“Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball. I didn't play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals. You've got to have them down before you can even think about playing.”

Source : Larry Bird (1990). “Drive: The Story of My Life”, Bantam Books
“the truths of Christianity are constant, unchanging, and meant for all people, times, and places. But the methods by which truth is articulated and practiced must be culturally appropriated, and therefore constantly translated ...if doctrine is constant and practice is constantly changing, the result is living orthodoxy.”
“It doesn't pay to be good at something unless you are the absolute best at it.”

Source : Josh Lieb (2015). “Ratscalibur”, p.162, Penguin
“You won," Four mutters. "Stop." I wipe the sweat from my forehead. He stares at me. His eyes are too wide; they look alarmed.”
“There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work... THERE ARE NO LIMITS.”

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