Jamie

“When You See… Emotions in yourself and others, view them as assets to be managed instead of liabilities to be eliminated. Anger points out that something is wrong and needs attention. Move into a Routine… Before you react with anger, consider a wise way to respond. Separate the trigger of anger from the response. Wisdom often results from thoughtful reflection. Your choice to respond in a more gentle or creative way may be just the thing that helps a person change. Because… Anger is good for identifying problems but not good for solving them. God created us as emotional beings, and those emotions provide insight into life.”
― Scott Turansky, Good and Angry: Exchanging Frustration for Character

“God] hangs on to his fallen original creation and salvages it. He refuses to abandon the work of his hands—in fact, he sacrifices his own Son to save his original project. Humankind, which has botched its original mandate and the whole creation along with it, is given another chance in Christ; we are reinstated as God’s managers on earth. The original good creation is to be restored.”[2]”
― Randy Alcorn, Heaven: A Comprehensive Guide to Everything the Bible Says About Our Eternal Home

“It is Satan’s desire to destroy the world. God’s intent is not to destroy the world but to deliver it from destruction. His plan is to redeem this fallen world, which he designed for greatness.”
― Randy Alcorn, Heaven: A Comprehensive Guide to Everything the Bible Says About Our Eternal Home

“Instead of entrusting ourselves to God’s goodness, we believe our own control will serve us better.”
― Sharon Hodde Miller, The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It Gives Us, and the Real Power God Promises