Lydia
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Everyone else seemed to be able to handle the burdens, the struggles of life, better than I could. All I wanted was to be happy. To have the perfect life I always thought I had when I was a kid. But my arms had grown tired from trying to
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“This is why it hurts the way it hurts.
You have too many words in your head. There are too many ways to describe the way you feel. You will never have the luxury of a dull ache.
You must suffer through the intricacy of feeling too much”
― Intentional Dissonance
You have too many words in your head. There are too many ways to describe the way you feel. You will never have the luxury of a dull ache.
You must suffer through the intricacy of feeling too much”
― Intentional Dissonance
“Here is the simple truth about people: Love the ones you want to keep.”
― I Wrote This for You and Only You
― I Wrote This for You and Only You
“The problem with the chemicals in my head is they lead to feelings in the rest of me.”
― How to be Happy: Not a Self-Help Book. Seriously
― How to be Happy: Not a Self-Help Book. Seriously
“think C. S. Lewis said it best: “We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.”
― Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely
― Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely
“We celebrate the dedication of Olympic athletes who diet and train and exercise daily for years in order to prepare for the games. They give up not only physical comfort but also any hope of a normal social and family life. When police officers or firefighters die, often thousands turn out for their funerals. We honor our children who die in military service in much the same way—often arranging public ceremonies and holidays. We expect television celebrities such as actors, news correspondents and musicians to sacrifice any kind of normal life in order to entertain us around the clock—and they are paid millions of dollars to do so. The names of astronauts become household words because they risk their lives in order to forward the conquest of space. But the minute a Christian young person starts to fast and pray, consider the mission field or give up career or romance for Christ—concerned counselors, family and friends will spend hours trying to keep him or her from “going off the deep end on this religious stuff.” Even devout Christian parents will oppose Christian service when their own son or daughter is about to give up all for Christ. Discipline, pain, sacrifice and suffering are rewarded with fame and fortune in the world. Why then do we refuse to accept it as a normal part of giving spiritual birth in the kingdom of our Lord?”
― The Road to Reality: Coming Home to Jesus from the Unreal World
― The Road to Reality: Coming Home to Jesus from the Unreal World
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