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“God is merciful to people who have not measured up; merciful to people who have turned from God toward their own desires; merciful to people whom he created to glorify him but who found the god of perfection more alluring than the perfect God.”
― Amy Baker, Picture Perfect: When Life Doesn't Line Up

“Let people see how glorious God is by letting them see your failures. When you are transparent about your failures, you promote God’s glory. Our failures allow God to display his faithful and merciful love. Failures allow God’s power to be put on display. Failures allow God to prove that he is as forgiving as he says he is. So consider being open and transparent about your failures in order to show God’s glory.”
― Amy Baker, Picture Perfect: When Life Doesn't Line Up

“When you get it right, you don’t feel sinful pride; you rejoice that in this moment you have pleased God and thank him for giving you a heart to obey. When you get it wrong, you don’t wallow; you repent and rejoice in his grace that offers you forgiveness.”
― Amy Baker, Picture Perfect: When Life Doesn't Line Up

“The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. (Zephaniah 3:17)”
― Amy Baker, Picture Perfect: When Life Doesn't Line Up

“Because of sin, good desires become warped and twisted. When you look closely, you can often see that wanting to be excellent doesn’t come from a heart that longs to show others the beautiful perfection of God. Instead that desire shrinks and the focus becomes self-centered. You find you want to do all things with excellence because you want others to think highly of you; you want to look good to others or feel good about yourself.”
― Amy Baker, Picture Perfect: When Life Doesn't Line Up

“Being in the grip of pride, anger, or condescension, even if we say and do the right things outwardly, is unrighteous.”
― Amy Baker, Picture Perfect: When Life Doesn't Line Up

“God is faithful, kind, and loving toward us even when we have been disloyal to him.”
― Amy Baker, Picture Perfect: When Life Doesn't Line Up

“God’s deliverance runs deep and redeems completely.”
― Amy Baker, Picture Perfect: When Life Doesn't Line Up

“Matthew 11:28–30: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
― Amy Baker, Picture Perfect: When Life Doesn't Line Up