“Do not let an out-of-control person be the cue for you to change your course. Just allow him to be angry and decide for yourself what you need to do.”
― Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No
― Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No
“We often fear being honest because it was not safe to express honesty in our earthly relationships. With Job we fear both abandonment and retaliation. People abandoned us or attacked us when we told them how we really felt. Rest assured, however, that God desires truth in our “inner parts” (Ps. 51:6). He is seeking people who will have a real relationship with him (John 4:23–24). He wants to hear it all, no matter how bad it seems to us. When we own what is within our boundaries, when we bring it into the light, God can transform it with his love.”
― Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No
― Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No
“DOING is often God's remedy for despair.”
― When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight For Joy
― When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight For Joy
“True intimacy is only built around the freedom to disagree.”
― Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life
― Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life
“Forgiveness gives me boundaries because it unhooks me from the hurtful person, and then I can act responsibly, wisely. If I am not forgiving them, I am still in a destructive relationship with them.”
― Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No
― Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No
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