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“In all situations, a person will choose to live according to God’s way or man’s way. The problem with man’s way is that it changes and always fails. God’s plan, on the other hand, is always perfect, directional, prescriptive, and rewarding.”
― Tommy Nelson, The Book of Romance: What Solomon Says About Love, Sex, and Intimacy

“When I get to heaven, I will be amazed at three things. I will be amazed at those I thought would be there who are not there, those I did not think would be there who are there, and the fact that I am there at all.”
― Tommy Nelson, A Life Well Lived: A Study of the Book of Ecclesiastes

“Early in the ministry of the apostle Paul, he called himself the least of the apostles. Later on he said he was the least of all Christians. Then he said he was the chief of sinners. The older he got, the more he saw of God, the lower he became in his own estimation.”
― Tommy Nelson, A Life Well Lived: A Study of the Book of Ecclesiastes

“You are ready to date and marry when you are becoming the person that your ideal mate is praying about meeting.”
― Tommy Nelson, The Book of Romance: What Solomon Says About Love, Sex, and Intimacy

“Become the person God commands you to be, and let Him handle the timing.”
― Tommy Nelson, The Book of Romance: What Solomon Says About Love, Sex, and Intimacy

“Pleasure can invigorate a life and make it temporarily bearable, but pleasure cannot support a life.”
― Tommy Nelson, The 12 Essentials of Godly Success: Biblical Steps to a Life Well Lived

“That is the summary of chapter 1 of Ecclesiastes: You're never going to ultimately change man through human wisdom. Meaning for life must come from something outside of ourselves.”
― Tommy Nelson, A Life Well Lived: A Study of the Book of Ecclesiastes

“When any part of your body is sick or in pain, your mind is able to stand outside of the pain and appraise it. But when your mind is the problem, your very means of perception is amiss.”
― Tommy Nelson, Walking on Water When You Feel Like You're Drowning: Finding Hope in Life's Darkest Moments

“Many people will pick one or two obsessions to fixate on. Over time their obsession will shift from one thing to another, but it seems that the obsessor always needs, desires, or seeks out something to obsess about. Possibly, this is because the overactive mind, left on its own, will always take a person to the darkest end of that road. The mind is such a powerful thing that the obsessor can have a long, drawn-out obsession in a matter of a few seconds. It can happen before the obsessor even realizes it’s happening. It is very difficult to control.”
― Tommy Nelson, Walking on Water When You Feel Like You're Drowning: Finding Hope in Life's Darkest Moments

“To know God is a matter of diligence and discipline in the things of the soul. He has rigged it that way. That's the way you'll come to Him and that's what He honors. It takes diligence, discipline, and effort.”
― Tommy Nelson, A Life Well Lived: A Study of the Book of Ecclesiastes

“obsessive-compulsive behavior? When we obsess, and obsess, and obsess, we eventually wear down our bodies to the point where the body just doesn’t work anymore. If you are obsessive, your mind constantly runs away with you to a dark place, dwelling on the extreme and horrific. Instead, we’re told:”
― Tommy Nelson, Walking on Water When You Feel Like You're Drowning: Finding Hope in Life's Darkest Moments

“She’s God’s. He loves her more than you do; trust Him.”
― Tommy Nelson, Walking on Water When You Feel Like You're Drowning: Finding Hope in Life's Darkest Moments