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“There is a time to submit and there is a time to outwit.”
― Ruth Graham

“Yet there are times in life when God gently draws us back to our places of pain and invites us to take another look. He does not call us back to aggravate our wounds or cause us emotional harm. When God calls, he calls with good purpose; and when he urges us back to a hard place, he does so in order to heal us. Only then can we truly move on.”
― Ruth Graham, In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart: Hope for the Hurting

“Be real. Don't pretend to be something you are not. People can see through that. No one enjoys a fake.”
― Ruth Graham, Transforming Loneliness: Deepening Our Relationships with God and Others When We Feel Alone

“God does not condemn us for our mistakes. He sees hope where others see failure. He sees a future where others see wreckage. His desire is to bring us out of our devastation, healed and strengthened, with a song in our hearts. That is his promise. Joy and gladness will be found in her.”
― Ruth Graham, In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart: Hope for the Hurting