“If someone were to ask whether communications skills or meekness is most important to a marriage, I'd answer meekness, hands down. You can be a superb communicator but still never have the humility to ask, 'Is it I?' Communication skills are no substitute for Christlike attributes. As Dr. Douglas Brinley has observed, 'Without theological perspectives, secular exercises designed to improve our relationship and our communication skills (the common tools of counselors and marriage books) will never work any permanent change in one's heart: they simply develop more clever and skilled fighters!”
― When Times Are Tough: 5 Scriptures That Will Help You Get Through Almost Anything
― When Times Are Tough: 5 Scriptures That Will Help You Get Through Almost Anything
“If our testimonies are strong onthis point and if we feel the absolute assurance that God loves us, we will change our questons. We won't ask, 'Why did this happen?' or 'Why doesn't God care about me?' Instead, our questions will become, 'What can I learn from this experience?' or 'How does the Lord want me to handle this?”
― When Times Are Tough: 5 Scriptures That Will Help You Get Through Almost Anything
― When Times Are Tough: 5 Scriptures That Will Help You Get Through Almost Anything
“It is better to be respected than it is to be popular. Popularity ends on yearbook day, but respect lasts forever.”
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