angela Holmes

“O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water” (Psalm 63:1). We may imagine we want a thousand different things, but God is the one we really long for. His presence brings satisfaction; his absence brings thirst and longing.”
― Randy Alcorn, Heaven: A Comprehensive Guide to Everything the Bible Says About Our Eternal Home

“Sin and death and suffering and war and poverty are not natural—they are the devastating results of our rebellion against God. We long for a return to Paradise—a perfect world, without the corruption of sin, where God walks with us and talks with us in the cool of the day.”
― Randy Alcorn, Heaven: A Comprehensive Guide to Everything the Bible Says About Our Eternal Home

“When you go through a disappointment, when you go through a loss, don’t stop on that page. Keep moving forward. There’s another chapter in front of you, but you have to be willing to walk into it.”
― Joel Osteen, I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak Over Your Life

“The gospel, however, says that those who do not forget the past are condemned to repeat it. By looking to the Lord and beholding His love for us, we not only remember His benefits, mercies, and provision. We are also enabled to forget our shame, our sin, and our shortcomings.”
― Steven Furtick, Crash the Chatterbox: Hearing God's Voice Above All Others