Stephanie Graden

“I’d empty an entire flower shop just so she could decide on her favorite.”
― Bal Khabra, Spiral

“Longings are complicated feelings. They are desires with an intensity and drive behind them. They consume our thoughts, make us frustrated with others, and even make us question God.”
― Lysa TerKeurst, 40 Days Through the Bible: The Answers to Your Deepest Longings

“Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth it is a city of freedom. And in freedom, most people find sin.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“Our longings produce an ache within us, and the enemy loves to use this to tempt us to turn away from God and ultimately turn inward to satisfy our longings. Turning inward tempts us to look to things like food, relationships, money, and success for our satisfaction. But, these things, void of God, will leave us restless. James wrote, “But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death” (James 1:14–15 ESV).”
― Lysa TerKeurst, 40 Days Through the Bible: The Answers to Your Deepest Longings