“When you feel the bitterness trying to take root, right then say, “God, I’m turning this over to You. I know that You are my vindicator. I know that You’ll make my wrongs right. You said You would give me beauty for these ashes.”
― Daily Readings from Next Level Thinking: 90 Devotions for a Successful and Abundant Life
― Daily Readings from Next Level Thinking: 90 Devotions for a Successful and Abundant Life
“Baker had a talent for connection. He could be whatever he needed to be at the moment it was necessary. The young man who slid back and forth from Texas to Princeton, from the Ivy Club in the spring to the wildcatter's rig in the summer, now applied the same skills on Capitol Hill.”
― The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III
― The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III
“My priest friend Tom said you can safely assume you've created God in your own image
when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.”
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when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.”
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“People can call you many different things, but you are not what people call you. You are what you answer to. They can call you slow, lazy, too old. That’s all right. Just don’t answer to it. Answer to “victorious,” “talented,” “history maker.” If you’ll do this, I believe and declare, today is going to be a turning point. The bondages from the past are no longer going to have any effect on you.”
― Daily Readings from Think Better, Live Better: 90 Devotions to a Victorious Life
― Daily Readings from Think Better, Live Better: 90 Devotions to a Victorious Life
“The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” 1 SAMUEL 16:7”
― Daily Readings from Think Better, Live Better: 90 Devotions to a Victorious Life
― Daily Readings from Think Better, Live Better: 90 Devotions to a Victorious Life
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